Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research (한방비만학회지)
- Volume 2 Issue 1
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- Pages.83-87
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- 2002
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- 1976-9334(pISSN)
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- 2288-1522(eISSN)
Improvement of Type II Diabetes by Very-low-calorie Diet - A Case Report
초저열량 식이와 한방비만치료를 통한 당뇨 개선 1례 보고
- Kim, Kil-Soo (Kirin Oriental Hospital) ;
- Kim, Ho-Jun (Kirin Oriental Hospital)
- Published : 2002.04.30
Abstract
Increasing body weight is closely associated with increasing risk for glucose intolerance and type II diabetes. Especially, abdominal distribution of weight and visceral obesity also seriously increase the morbidity and mortality. Dietary program including very-low-calorie diet(VLCD) is regarded as most effective in the control of obesity and diabetes, which mainly due to calorie restriction rather than weight loss itself. We are reporting a case of diabetes with obesity whose fast glucose was over 220 mg/dl and BMI was