How to Regain Healthy Blood Sugar and Lose Weight

One answer to healthy blood sugar levels is found in high-protein low-glycemic nutrition.

People who live with diabetes want better options for getting a handle on their blood sugar, especially their HbA1c levels.

The problem is that, even when we do try to eat right and exercise, our bodies still need extra help from our metabolism to light the fires of our glucose-burning furnace that’s necessary for weight loss.

Knowing this, in 1985 German holistic therapist Hubertus Trouillé developed a low-glycemic high-protein formula to be used as nutritional therapy by his patients living with diabetes and slow metabolism.

After following his dietary advice, Trouillé discovered that the formula not only helped his patients increase metabolism but also regain glycemic control and lose weight.

Today, his unique formula, called Almased, has been scientifically studied for over 30 years.

Low-Glycemic High-Protein Nutrition and Glucose Health

In a 2017 study by Kerstin Kempf and a group of German researchers, a 12-week telemedical lifestyle intervention (TeLiPro) was carried out in patients with advanced type 2 diabetes.1

It included weekly phone calls by trained diabetes educators who talked about diet, exercise, and options for overall lifestyle changes.

For the first 12 weeks, the TeLiPro group also received a low-glycemic high-protein dietary supplement — in place of three meals a day for the first week, two meals a day for weeks 2 to 4, then one meal a day for weeks 5 to 12.

The results? The HbA1c levels in the TeLiPro group were, on average, reduced by 1.1, from 8.4% to 7.3%.

In this group, there were also significant reductions in fasting blood glucose, body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, cardiovascular risk factors, and requirements for diabetes medications — a 20% lower need for medications and a nearly 50% reduction in insulin needs.

These improvements were even seen after 52 weeks of follow-up.

Of course, the formula they used was Almased...

There are other lifestyle intervention studies, with other diets, that have had some success, such as the 2017 DiRECT study in the U.K., which suggested that a very-low-calorie total diet replacement for up to 5 months, along with coaching by health practitioners, could achieve weight loss and reductions in HbA1c levels.2

But the U.K. study was hard to follow (25% dropped out), had some unwanted side effects, and had a 2:1 ratio of carbs to protein.

The German researchers chose a formula that was high in protein (Almased) but low in carbohydrates (nearly 2:1 protein to carbs), knowing that more protein in the diet naturally reduces insulin demand and increases fat burning.

The takeaway from this research, and other published studies, is that while supporting glycemic control can be hard, it can be easier when our metabolism is working with us.

The high-protein, scientifically proven, Almased Diet can help you reduce your HbA1c and blood sugar levels while supporting glycemic control.