Can Intermittent Fasting Help With Type 2 Diabetes?
A 6-month lifestyle intervention found that both time-restricted eating (TRE) and intermittent energy restriction (IER) led to clinical improvements in HbA1c, glucose AUC, and body weight in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Findings from the intervention were presented by primary investigator Felicia Steger, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Kansas Medical Center, at the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, held June 20-23, in Chicago, Illinois.
HCPLive spoke with Steger during the meeting to learn more about IER and TRE, also known as intermittent fasting, and its potential benefits for people with T2D. She emphasized that these are just 2 of many diet interventions that have demonstrated some efficacy in managing T2D, and it is important to better determine who might benefit more from 1 intervention or another. Ideally, this would be determined by comparative studies that could inform guidelines on best-fit patient populations.
Excerpted from HCP Live
