According to a latest study, the healthy diet containing nutritious contents can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, by controlling the blood sugar level.

The study was conducted by Dr. Kirsten Coppell and colleagues, researchers at University of Otago and was named “Lifestyle Over and Above Drugs in Diabetes (LOADD)”. It was published in the UK medical journal BMJ, this week.

The research was performed on New Zealand’s 94 diabetic patients from the Otago region. They were divided into two groups. Both of the groups were given diabetes medications, but one group was also provided certain dietary patterns by the dietitian. It was found that those who followed the healthy diet patterns experienced control in the level of glycaemic and some of them were also able to cut their doses of hypoglycaemic or insulin.

The people who followed the advice of the dietician, had their weight reduced by 2.1 kg and their waistlines reduced by 3 cm.

As told by Dr. Coppell, people have forgone the importance of healthy diet in the wake of a number of anti-diabetic drugs. The findings proposed to add healthy foods in the diet to control sugar levels. Also, small meals and more fruits and vegetables should be taken to check diabetes.