Treating type 2 diabetes as a problem of insulin resistance: Use of low-carb and intermittent fasting in India

India is facing an alarming increase in the type 2 diabetes epidemic. While genetics do play a role, lifestyles including processed food, refined carbohydrates, sedentary patterns, poor quality sleep, lack of strength training, protein-deficient diets and chronic stress have accelerated the disease trends in the last decade. Treating type 2 diabetes as a problem primarily of insulin resistance means shifting the focus from lowering glucose to lowering insulin, using the twin-cycle hypothesis [1]. The fact that a low-carbohydrate approach is a viable way to reduce the prescription burden is an established treatment principle endorsed by the American Diabetes Association

Author(s): Roshani Sanghani

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