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8% Drop in Blood Sugar in 3 Months - Comparable to Pharmaceutical Intervention

Covenant Medical Internal Study Wernecke, Henderson 2018

Abstract

For patients unable to exercise intensively due to obesity, arthritis, or hypertension, the low-burden protocol produced clinically meaningful blood sugar improvements matching pharmaceutical benchmarks.

Key Findings

  • HbA1c decreased 8% on average (8.5 to 7.8 mg/dL, p = 0.002)

  • Average weight loss of 3.6 lbs (p = 0.032)

  • Achieved in patients with comorbidities preventing conventional exercise