Glucose Tolerance Test Clearance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Following a Plant Based Diet and Anti-Gravity Exercise: A Case Series

The following case series documents six patients consulted in the Freedom From Diabetes Research Foundation (FFDRF) in Pune, India, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a specifically modified plant based diet combined with anti-gravity exercises (FFD protocol) towards the cessation of the use of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) and/or external insulin to control blood glucose levels and have the ability to clear the Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). The patients selected for the study had a minimum of 10 years diabetes. Four of them were only on OHAs and two were on external insulin and OHAs. They had followed the FFD protocol and were included in this study only after fulfilling the following parameters- latest average glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels less than 6.5 and not taking any OHAs or insulin for the last 3 months. Initial and latest demographic data was collected. This included weight, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose levels and HbA1C levels. All 6 patients showed a major improvement in the HbA1C levels, loss in body weight and reduction of waist circumference. In conclusion to this case series, these patients were able to undergo and clear the GTT. This study shows that all these patients have reached an advanced stage of diabetes reversal; besides becoming free from any kind of medications, they are also able to handle a 75 gram glucose load with ease. This would have been otherwise impossible for them. Such results are an important milestone in the history of type 2 diabetes mellitus management and give immense hope to diabetics, their family members, diabetes educators, doctors and the world at large