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Changes in diabetes medication of 19 overweight participants with type 2 diabetes who underwent a 16-week diet intervention trial. Patients were provided with VLCKD counseling with an initial goal of <20 g carbohydrate/day. Medication was reduced at diet initiation. Data from Yancy, et al. [62]. |
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| Patient number |
Daily Dose – Week 0 |
Daily Dose – Week 16 |
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| Medications discontinued (n = 7 of 19 originally on medication) |
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| 5 |
glipizide 10 mg |
none |
| metformin 1000 mg |
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| 6 |
metformin 1500 mg |
none |
| 7 |
none |
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| 9 |
metformin 1000 mg |
none |
| 15 |
metformin 1000 mg |
none |
| 22 |
metformin 1000 mg |
none |
| 24 |
metformin 1000 mg |
none |
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| Medications reduced (n = 10 of 19) |
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| 3 |
70/30 insulin 50 units |
metformin 1000 mg |
| metformin 1000 mg |
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| 11 |
metformin 2000 mg |
metformin 2000 mg |
| glyburide 20 mg |
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| 16 |
metformin 2000 mg |
metformin 2000 mg |
| pioglitazone 45 mg |
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| glypizide 20 mg |
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| 21 |
metformin 1500 mg |
metformin 1000 mg |
| pioglitazone 30 mg |
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| 8 |
NPH 145 units |
NPH 25 units |
| metformin 1000 mg |
metformin 1000 mg |
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| 13 |
70/30 insulin 70 units |
70/30 insulin 35 units |
| metformin 2550 mg |
metformin 2550 mg |
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| 23 |
70/30 insulin 110 units |
70/30 insulin 80 units |
| pioglitazone 45 mg |
pioglitazone 45 mg |
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| metformin 1000 mg |
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| 25 |
NPH 70 units, r 30 units |
NPH 8 units |
| metformin 2000 mg |
metformin 2000 mg |
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| pioglitazone 45 mg |
pioglitazone 45 mg |
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| 27 |
70/30 insulin 86 units |
70/30 insulin 18 units |
| metformin 2000 mg |
metformin 2000 mg |
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| 28 |
NPH insulin 90 units |
NPH insulin 30 units |
| lispro insulin 90 units |
glypizide 20 mg |
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| glypizide 20 mg |
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Accurso et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:9 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-9 |
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