Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 79, Issue 2 , Pages 350-356 , February 2008

Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c levels, BMI and tapering of sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: A 2-year follow-up study

  • Hajime Haimoto

      Affiliations

    • Haimoto Clinic, 1-80 Yayoicho, Kasugai, Aichi 486-0838, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 568 85 8226; fax: +81 568 85 8315.
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  • Mitsunaga Iwata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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  • Kenji Wakai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroyuki Umegaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Received 5 September 2007 ,Accepted 20 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.09.009

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 79, Issue 2 , Pages 350-356 , February 2008

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