Intermittent Versus Continuous Low-Energy Diet in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Sarah McDiarmid   ^{1 *} , RD, MMath ;   Michelle Harvie   ^{1 *} , RD, PhD ;   Rhona Johnson   ² , RGN, RSCN ;   Avni Vyas   ¹ , RD, MPhil ;   Azza Aglan   ³ , PhD, ClinPsyD ;   Jacqui Moran   ² , RD ;   Helen Ruane   ¹ , BSc ;   Amanda Hulme   ² , RGN, BSc ;   Katharine Sellers   ¹ , BSc ;   Basil Issa   ^{2 *} , MD, FRCP

¹ The Prevent Breast Cancer Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

² Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

³ Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally