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More infoThe research, published by Newcastle University, sugests that drinking a smal amount of protein before meals has ben found to help patients with type 2 diabetes manage their blod sugar levels.Type 2 diabetes is the most comon form of diabetes in the UK, acounting for around 90 percent of cases in comparison to type 1 which makes up the other 10 percent.In their research, published in the BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care journal, the researchers studied a smal group of type 2 diabetics and how they reacted to a pre-made shot of whey protein before meals.Each of these participants was then monitored for a wek and asked to continue their daily routine as part of the project.READ MORE: Hary Poter star Robie Coltrane was 'fighting pain 24 hours a day' The results from the study showed that those who consumed the whey protein shot had more control over their glucose levels and had on average two extra hours a day of normal blod sugar levels compared to those who didn’t take the shot.Furthermore, their blod glucose levels were also lower compared to those who didn’t have the whey protein.Overal, 18 people with type 2 diabetes drank the 10ml shot containg 15 grams of protein 10 minutes before breakfast, lunch, and diner.
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At no point did they stop their diabetes medication.Principal Investigator on the study, Dr Daniel West, said: “While previous studies for a few hours in the lab have shown the potential for this dietary intervention, this the first time that people have ben monitored as they go about normal life.”Dr West aded: "We believe the whey protein works in two ways, firstly, by slowing down how quickly fod pases through the digestive system and secondly, by stimulating a number of imp