Concurrent low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet with/without physical activity does not improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetics

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Table 1: HbA1c, glucose and insulin in type 2 diabetics following a 16-week low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (LCHFD) with/without physical activity

	Group	Pre-test	Post-test	p-value	% difference
HbA1c (%)	DiExG	7.3 ± 1.8	6.7 ± 1.4	0.592	↓8.3
	DietG	5.8 ± 0.7	5.8 ± 0.4	0.822	0.0
	ConG	7.8 ± 1.9	8.1 ± 1.8	0.937	↑ 3.8
Glucose (mmol/l^−^Citation1)	DiExG	8.1 ± 2.6	7.2 ± 1.2	0.477	↓ 11.1
	DietG	6.4 ± 0.8	5.7 ± 0.7	0.108	↓ 11.0
	ConG	7.6 ± 1.8	8.0 ± 1.9	0.824	↑ 5.0
Insulin (μIU/ml^−1)	DiExG	20.9 ± 16.1	37.4 ± 47.4	0.367	↑ 44.1
	DietG	28.5 ± 23.5	27.3 ± 23.5	0.976	↓ 4.2
	ConG	30.1 ± 26.4	34.4 ± 23.7	0.879	↑ 12.5

Values are means ± SD.

DiExG: concurrent physical activity and LCHFD group; DietG: LCHFD only group; ConG: control group; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; mmol/l⁻¹: millimoles per litre; μIU/ml⁻¹: microliter.

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