Overview
T2DM, a chronic progressive disorder has an epidemic status in India. Remission (HbA1c of <
6.5% without any anti-diabetic medication) of T2DM is achievable with diet modifications in
recently diagnosed obese T2D individuals. Studies suggest Very Low Calorie Diet (600 -
800kcal) and Low Calorie Diet-LCD (800 -1000 kcal) using Meal replacers (MR) are helpful. The
investigators aimed to study the effects of LCD without any anti diabetic medication in
intervention group and later comparing it with Control group (on standard medical treatment).
Description
The objective is to study the effect of LCD in anthropometric , biochemical and NAFLD (Non
Alcholic Fatty Liver Disease) parameters after 8 weeks and 24 weeks from enrollment.
Purposive sampling is used to enroll participants in the study. The LCD is a combination of
one meal replacer and modified major meals. Calculated exchanges of food groups is taken care
of in the other two major meals and snacks in between. Inorder to adhere compliance clinical
(at baseline, after 8 weeks, after 24 weeks) as well as virtual visits through whatsapp,
e-mails, SMS, phone calls (once a week during 8 weeks of intervention and further once a
month upto 24 weeks) are scheduled. After 8 weeks of LCD, calorie is increased to 1200-1400
Kcal/day. In the control group the standard medical treatment is continued.
The data is collected in case report form and analysed using SPSS software by statistician.