FIELD: medicine; pharmaceuticals.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the pharmaceutical industry, namely to a method for alleviating the symptoms of damage to beta cells of the pancreas in a subject. Said method for alleviating the symptoms of damage to beta cells of the pancreas of a subject, wherein the method comprising identifying a subject exhibiting symptoms caused by damage to the beta cells of the pancreas, wherein the subject has a normal calorie intake; and administering multiple cycles of a diet protocol to the subject, where in each cycle a fasting mimicking diet is provided during the first period of time from 2 days to 6 days, and a re-feeding diet is provided during the second period of time from 7 days to 85 days, while the fasting mimicking diet provides less than about 50 % of the normal caloric intake of the subject, both with protein restriction and with sugar restriction, includes at least 60 % of calories from fatty acids, 2-5 % of calories from glycerin, up to 5 % of calories from vegetable proteins and no more than 35 % of calories from complex carbohydrates from plant sources, such as soy, rice or other crops, and the re-feeding diet provides 60-100 percent of the normal caloric intake of the subject, depending on the need to lose excess weight (options). Method for alleviating or preventing insulin resistance and / or hyperglycemia. Method for alleviating or preventing metabolic syndrome.
EFFECT: above-described method can effectively alleviate the symptoms of damage to the beta cells of the pancreas of a subject.
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