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A Low-Carbohydrate/High-Fat Diet Improves Glucoregulation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reducing Postabsorptive Glycogenolysis

The aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms by which dietary carbohydrate and fat modulate fasting glycemia. We compared the effects of an eucaloric high-carbohydrate (89% carbohydrate) and high-fat (89% fat) diet on fasting glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in seven obese patients...

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Published in:The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2004-12, Vol.89 (12), p.6193-6197
Main Authors: Allick, Gideon, Bisschop, Peter H., Ackermans, Mariette T., Endert, Erik, Meijer, Alfred J., Kuipers, Folkert, Sauerwein, Hans P., Romijn, Johannes A.
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms by which dietary carbohydrate and fat modulate fasting glycemia. We compared the effects of an eucaloric high-carbohydrate (89% carbohydrate) and high-fat (89% fat) diet on fasting glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in seven obese patients with type 2 diabetes using stable isotopes and euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamps. At basal insulin levels glucose concentrations were 148 ± 11 and 123 ± 11 mg/dl (8.2 ± 0.6 and 6.8 ± 0.6 mmol/liter) on the high-carbohydrate and high-fat diet, respectively (P < 0.001), with insulin concentrations of 12 ± 2 and 10 ± 1 μIU/ml (82 ± 11 and 66 ± 10 pmol/liter) (P = 0.08). Glucose production was higher on the high-carbohydrate diet (1.88 ± 0.06 vs. 1.55 ± 0.05 mg/kg·min (10.44 ± 0.33 vs. 8.61 ± 0.28 μmol/kg·min) (P < 0.001) because of higher glycogenolysis. Gluconeogenic rates were not different between the diets. During the use of hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps, insulin-mediated suppression of glucose production and stimulation of glucose disposal were not different between the diets. Free fatty concentrations were suppressed by 89 and 62% (P < 0.0001) on the high-carbohydrate and high-fat diet, respectively. We conclude that short-term variations in dietary carbohydrate to fat ratios affect basal glucose metabolism in people with type 2 diabetes merely through modulation of the rate of glycogenolysis, without affecting insulin sensitivity of glucose metabolism.
ISSN:0021-972X
1945-7197
DOI:10.1210/jc.2004-1041