Eating only 8 hours a day may help control Type 1 diabetes
A study from the University of Illinois Chicago suggests that time-restricted eating between noon and 8 p.m. can improve blood sugar control in adults with Type 1 diabetes. The research found this method effective without increasing the risk of dangerous glucose fluctuations.
Why it matters
This offers a potential non-pharmacological lifestyle intervention to help manage a chronic condition that affects blood sugar regulation.
A new UIC study suggests that time-restricted eating could offer a safe and potentially effective way to improve blood sugar control in adults with Type 1 diabetes. The research was led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady, a longtime researcher in the field of intermittent fasting.
"This is the first study to examine the effects of intermittent fasting on people with Type 1 diabetes, and the results are extremely promising," said Varady, a leading expert on intermittent fasting who conducted some of the first human studies on the subject.
Testing Intermittent Fasting in Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to move glucose from the bloodstream into cells. The condition affects less than 1% of people in the U.S.
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