<p>A 59-year-old UK man claims that he has cured his diabetes in just 11 days after following a miracle 'starvation' diet developed by scientists from a British university.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Richard Doughty, from London, was shocked when a routine health check revealed he had Type 2 diabetes.<br /><br />"I was stunned. I have always been a healthy weight, 5ft 7in and 10st 7lb. I had no family history of diabetes, ate a healthy diet, never smoked and I did not have a sweet tooth," Doughty said.<br /><br />While researching on the internet, he found Newcastle University scientists had devised a low-calorie diet said to reverse diabetes in eight weeks.<br /><br />It involved eating 800 calories a day – a man's recommended intake is 2,500, the 'Daily Express' reported.<br /><br />This was made up of 600 calories from meal replacement shakes and soups and 200 calories from green vegetables, plus three litres of water a day. The diet was devised by Roy Taylor, professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle.<br /><br />The diet is based on the fact that Type 2 diabetes is often caused by fat clogging up the liver and pancreas, which are crucial in producing insulin and controlling blood sugar.<br /><br />Taylor's studies found that drastic dieting causes the body to go into starvation mode and burn fat stores for energy – and the fat around the organs seems to be targeted first.<br /><br />This leads to the liver and pancreas becoming unclogged and insulin and blood sugar levels returning to normal.<br /><br />With the consent of his general practitioner (GP), Doughty followed the diet, setting a target weight of 8 stones and 12 pounds.<br /><br />"I stuck to the diet for 11 days and reduced my blood sugar to a healthy non-diabetic level. It has remained that way for the past year and I have kept to just under 9 stones," Doughty said.</p>
<p>A 59-year-old UK man claims that he has cured his diabetes in just 11 days after following a miracle 'starvation' diet developed by scientists from a British university.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Richard Doughty, from London, was shocked when a routine health check revealed he had Type 2 diabetes.<br /><br />"I was stunned. I have always been a healthy weight, 5ft 7in and 10st 7lb. I had no family history of diabetes, ate a healthy diet, never smoked and I did not have a sweet tooth," Doughty said.<br /><br />While researching on the internet, he found Newcastle University scientists had devised a low-calorie diet said to reverse diabetes in eight weeks.<br /><br />It involved eating 800 calories a day – a man's recommended intake is 2,500, the 'Daily Express' reported.<br /><br />This was made up of 600 calories from meal replacement shakes and soups and 200 calories from green vegetables, plus three litres of water a day. The diet was devised by Roy Taylor, professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle.<br /><br />The diet is based on the fact that Type 2 diabetes is often caused by fat clogging up the liver and pancreas, which are crucial in producing insulin and controlling blood sugar.<br /><br />Taylor's studies found that drastic dieting causes the body to go into starvation mode and burn fat stores for energy – and the fat around the organs seems to be targeted first.<br /><br />This leads to the liver and pancreas becoming unclogged and insulin and blood sugar levels returning to normal.<br /><br />With the consent of his general practitioner (GP), Doughty followed the diet, setting a target weight of 8 stones and 12 pounds.<br /><br />"I stuck to the diet for 11 days and reduced my blood sugar to a healthy non-diabetic level. It has remained that way for the past year and I have kept to just under 9 stones," Doughty said.</p>