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. 2020 Aug 6;6(6):e330–e333. doi: 10.4158/ACCR-2020-0314

Table 1.

Changes In Body Mass and Insulin Resistance with Reinitiation of Very-Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD)

Baseline 2 Years on VLCKDa Total change (Δ%)
Weight, kg 132.6 99.9 −32.7 (24.7)
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 48.7 36.7 −12 (24.6)
Insulin, units/day 85 0 −85 (100)
Hemoglobin A1c, % (mmol/mol) 6.7b (50) 6.6c (49) −0.1 (1)

aVLCKD included <20 g of carbohydrate daily.

bTreated with 85 units of insulin glargine daily and sitagliptin-metformin 50 mg/1,000 mg twice daily.

cTreated with metformin 1,000 mg twice daily, glimepiride 1 mg daily, and liraglutide 1.8 mg daily.