In this uncontrolled pilot study, hospital admission and diabetes adapted diet followed by oatmeal intervention achieved a approximately 40% reduction of insulin dosage required to achieve controlled glucose levels.

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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2008 Feb ;116(2):132-4. Epub 2007 Dec 20. PMID: 18095234

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Clinical benefit of a short term dietary oatmeal intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes and severe insulin resistance: a pilot study.

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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the potential effectiveness of 'carbohydrate days' as a dietary intervention to overcome insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients (n=14) with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance as defined by a dosage of more than 1 IU/day (*)kg BW were consecutively enrolled in this prospective study. Primary outcomes were daily insulin requirement and mean blood glucose levels which were evaluated before, after, and 4 weeks after the intervention.RESULTS: All patients had a metabolic syndrome, 75% had microvascular and 57.1% macrovascular complications. Hospital setting and diabetes adapted diet alone led to improved glycemic control with a mean blood glucose 158+/-47 mg/dl. Intervention with two days of oatmeal diet further decreased mean blood glucose to 118+/-37 mg/dl (p

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