Strict diet ‘reverses’ symptoms of diabetes

PEOPLE with type-2 diabetes could reverse their condition by following a low-calorie diet, according to research.

The expert behind the study said the “remarkable” findings showed an eight-week diet, consisting of just 600 calories a day, could prompt the body to produce its own insulin.

The breakthrough suggests a dramatic drop in calories has a direct effect on reducing fat accumulated in the pancreas, which in turn prompts insulin cells to “wake up”.