Diet And Type 1 Diabetes

Eating foods that contain certain nutrients may help people with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes continue producing some insulin for as long as two years, a new study finds.

Although eating such foods doesn’t alter the need to take insulin injections to treat type 1 diabetes, foods with leucine — an amino acid — and with omega-3 fatty acids may mean that less insulin is needed, according to the new research.

“After the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, a branch-chain amino acid and long-chain fatty acid were related to C-peptide levels, which are important because they’ve been shown to improve control of glucose, and maybe help prevent complications,” said Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, the study’s lead author.

This is “very early work,” however, and parents of children with type 1 diabetes need to continue to follow their child’s doctor’s orders with regard to insulin and any other medications, said Mayer-Davis, professor of nutrition and medicine and interim chairwoman of the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Foods containing leucine include dairy products, meat, soy products, eggs, nuts and whole wheat. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fatty fish, especially salmon.

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