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Table 1 The measured parameters before the dietary change, and current.

From: A low-carbohydrate diet may prevent end-stage renal failure in type 2 diabetes. A case report

 

January 2004

May 2006

Weight (kg)

102

81

BMI (kg/m 2 )

34.5

27.4

Blood pressure (mm Hg)

135/75

130/75

§HbA1c (%)

9.4

6.5

§Creatinine (μmol/l)

269

215

§BUN (mmol/l)

15.3

14.4

§Urine-albumin (mg/l)

410

104

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.7

4.3

HDL (mmol/l)

0.8

1.3

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.8

2.1

Ratio Chol/HDL

4.6

3.3

Ratio TG/HDL

2.25

1.6

  1. § normal range: Creatinine = 60–120 μmmol/l; BUN = 3.2 – 8 mmol/l; urine-albumin <30 mg/l; HbA1c <5.6 %.