Cyclic Keto: Important Tool to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

India is a capital of Diabetes and in the last 25 years the increase in diabetics in India has been very steep. Diabetes is a part of metabolic syndrome and is a very fast spreading lifestyle disease. At the onset, we want to emphasize early diagnosis of this disease as it can help prevent complications of the disease. In cases, when diabetes management is started early it can help us reverse diabetes. The first step to manage diabetes is diet and lifestyle changes. There are several diets recommended for diabetics such as high protein diet, Atkins diet, Low carbohydrate diet, ketogenic diet and cyclic keto diet and many more. In this article we are discussing a case of a diabetic woman who was introduced to cyclic keto and lifestyle therapy as a first line management. This case highlights the importance of cyclic ketogenic diet in management of difficult diabetic cases successfully. The author has described everything in detail to help doctors and patients follow it on their own and see the positive effects of cyclic ketogenic diet in diabetic patients.