DIET:THE OVERLOOKED KEY IN THE EARLY PREVENTION OF DIABETES
Over time, shifts in dietary patterns influence health and create conditions conducive to various diseases, each of which has an early stage before full development. This study aimed to reverse pre-diabetes to prevent its progression into diabetes. Twenty volunteers from the POLAC community were screened for overnight fasting glycaemia on four occasions using Accu Isaw, with a threshold set at 100–125 mg/dL. Six participants (A, E, I, J, O, and T) who exhibited moderate hyperglycaemia at least twice on separate days were selected. The research was in two stages. Stage 1 measured postprandial glucose and cholesterol levels after fasting. Stage 2 involved mindful feeding, where participants consumed minimally processed foods in controlled portions over two weeks, with meals scheduled in the morning and evening at specified times while avoiding night-time eating. Water intake was unrestricted, and glucose and cholesterol levels were under fasting conditions. The glucose concentration indicated levels peaked at the third interval, with two-hour postprandial concentrations remaining below 200 mg/dL. Total cholesterol peaked at the first-hour mark in two-thirds of participants. The mean glucose levels on Days 8 (97 mg/dL), 10 (86 mg/dL), 12 (91 mg/dL), and 14 (84 mg/dL) all fell below 100 mg/dL. By Days 12 and 14, pre-diabetes reversed in all participants. Body Mass Index decreased over time, highlighting weight reduction as a key factor in the reversal process. There was a significant difference between the baseline mean glucose levels and those recorded from Days 6 through 14. Pre-diabetes did not progress to diabetes.
Keywords: Diet, Diabetes, Glycaemia, Pre-diabetes, and Total cholesterolaemia,
