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Sustained weight loss of 10% or more over five years is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of achieving biochemical remission of type 2 diabetes, even in patients with advanced disease and established complications.
If you have type 2 diabetes, losing 10% of your body weight over a few years significantly increases your chances of reversing the disease, even if you have had it for a long time or have other health issues. You do not need expensive clinical programs to achieve this; sustained, modest weight loss in routine life is effective. Focus on maintaining this weight loss, as remission is defined by stable blood sugar without medication.
weight loss of >10% is associated with remission of type 2 diabetes even among those with advanced disease and established microvascular or macrovascular complications.
Why this rating
Large-scale retrospective cohort study (n=56,120) with robust statistical adjustment, though observational design limits causal inference compared to RCTs.
Source
Association between weight change and remission of type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study in primary care
Hajira Dambha‐Miller et al. · Practical Diabetes · 2021
DOI 10.1002/pdi.2355
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