Abstract
Subjects with type 2 diabetes are in a continuous catabolic state due to increased neoglycogensis during most of the fasting and the postprandial period. We compared the body cell mass index (BCMI) of 257 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 216 non-diabetic controls and found a statistically significant lower value in the diabetic subjects. This abnormality was reversed after 6 months of treatment with a diabetes-specific nutritional formula. Furthermore, in a population of 715 diabetic subjects without other diseases, we found that the BCMI was inversely correlated with the prevailing HbA1c and the duration of the disease.
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Patrizio Tatti was an international speaker for the Abbott Co. No conflict of interest is reported for the remaining authors.
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Tatti, P., di Mauro, P., Neri, M. et al. Reduced body cell mass in type 2 diabetes mellitus: reversal with a diabetes-specific nutritional formula. Mediterr J Nutr Metab 3, 133–136 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12349-010-0004-0
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