Abstract
Beta-cell response to glucose is compromised in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), possibly due to lipid infiltration of the pancreas from excessive carbohydrate consumption. This study was conducted to determine if a eucaloric carbohydrate restricted diet (~9% energy from carbohydrate, 65% energy from fat), compared to a eucaloric fat restricted diet (~55% energy from carbohydrate, 20%energy from fat), would improve beta-cell response to glucose in participants with T2D. Participants were 43 African American and European American adults with T2D not using insulin. Medications were discontinued 1-2 weeks (depending upon the medication) prior to baseline testing. A hyperglycemic clamp was used to assess the acute (first-phase) and maximal (arginine-stimulated) C-peptide responses to glucose at baseline and after 12 weeks of controlled diet therapy (all food provided). Based on the detection of a race-by-diet interaction (P=0.06), data were analyzed within each race group. At 12 weeks, a significant effect of diet was observed by ANCOVA on acute C-peptide response in African Americans (2-fold greater with the carbohydrate restricted diet, P<0.05), and on maximal C-peptide response in European Americans (50% greater with the carbohydrate restricted diet, P<0.01), after adjusting for change in body weight. Paired t-test revealed an improvement in acute C-peptide response within African Americans on the carbohydrate restricted diet (P<0.01) from baseline to week 12, and an improvement in maximal C-peptide response within European Americans on the carbohydrate restricted diet (P<0.01). No changes in beta-cell function were observed in response to the fat restricted diet. These results suggest that a carbohydrate restricted diet has beneficial effects on beta-cell function that are race-specific and independent of weight loss. Disclosure B. Gower: Consultant; Abbott. A. M. Goss: Advisory Panel; Novo Nordisk, Consultant; Weight Watchers International. W. Garvey: Advisory Panel; Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Co., Inc., Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Fractyl Health, Inc., Inogen, Research Support; Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and Company, Epitomee, Pfizer Inc., Neurovalens. Funding National Institutes of Health (R01DK116726)
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