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University of Central Florida

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2020

Diabetes

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Comparison Of Low Carbohydrate Diets On Renal And Glucose Function In Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Garrett A. Couch Jan 2020

Comparison Of Low Carbohydrate Diets On Renal And Glucose Function In Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Garrett A. Couch

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Background - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a growing crisis that can lead to more problems if left untreated. One of these problems includes diabetic nephropathy or Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). While there have been many advances in the field of treating CKD with medication, there are currently no medications with the capability of stopping the progression of or reversing diabetic nephropathy; however, recent studies have shown that diabetic nephropathy can be stopped and even reversed through dietary interventions. One of these studies went through the effects of a low protein diet on diabetic nephropathy and found very promising …