[Effect diet therapy on body weight reduction and metabolic control recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with only diet].

The aim of the study to assess the efficacy diet therapy recommended for patients who were recently found to have type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as the influence of the diet on metabolic control of the subjects. The study involved 35 patients of the Dietary Counseling Section of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Warsaw. During the course of a 6-month observation, the following parameters were analyzed: body weight, BMI, WHR, indices of metabolic control, such as fasting and post-prandial glycemia, and the level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1(c)). 6-month dietary intervention brought a decrease in body weight, and improvement in glycemia