Low-Carbohydrate Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

This thesis deals with low-carb diet in diabetes mellitus type 2. The thesis aims to find out about the impact of low-carb diet, compared to diabetes diet which most doctors recommend to patients suffering from type 2 DM. The theoretical part of the thesis provides a brief description of diabetes mellitus type 2, including the causes, development and possible complications. This part also discusses dietary treatment and diets used in diabetes therapy, i. e. diabetes diet and low-carb diet. The research part looks into the impact of these diets on patients suffering from type 2 DM. The first part of the research was based on survey. The research sample consisted of 56 respondents (28 on low-carb diet and 28 on diabetes diet). The survey consisted of 24 questions, out of which 16 were closed-ended questions and the remaining 8 open-ended questions. The questions focused on changes resulting from following a specific diet, asking about a change in body weight, blood pressure or about diabetes complications. The other part of the research compares weekly meal plans of 4 respondents from each research group, which amounts to 8 type 2 DM respondents. The meal plans were calculated in Nutriservis Professional programme and then evaluated. The findings have shown that, compared to diabetes diet, low-carb diet results in more prominent body weight loss and a decrease in blood pressure. Being on low-carb diet more often leads to dose reduction or even stopping oral anti-diabetic medication. Subjectively, it may also result in feeling more energetic