23 June 2011 Updated at 20:19 ET
Type 2 diabetes in newly diagnosed 'can be reversed'
Researchers found that blood sugar levels of all participants had returned to normal in one week.
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An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a Diabetologia study.
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