Diabetes Remission

SAN DIEGO — Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who undergo bariatric or metabolic surgery have a lower HbA1c and greater weight loss than those who did not undergo surgery at 7 and 12 years of follow-up, according to trial data.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Sangeeta Kashyap, MD, discusses how weight loss is the key to type 2 diabetes remission and how remission can be possible in both short- and long-term scenarios.

Nearly half of a cohort of adults with type 2 diabetes participating in a calorie-restricted intermittent fasting intervention achieved diabetes remission, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial in China.

BOSTON — The concepts of precision diabetes medicine, including individualized therapy, carefully tracked progress and a team approach, can break down therapeutic inertia barriers and help patients achieve remission, according to a speaker.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 21 kg/m2 to 27 kg/m2 have high likelihood of diabetes remission if they lose 10% of their starting weight, researchers reported.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes participating in a program with tailored diet and exercise programs had improved insulin sensitivity measures by 3 months, with some participants achieving diabetes remission.

NEW ORLEANS — An intervention program powered by artificial intelligence and data collected by sensors was linked to a type 2 diabetes remission rate of more than 80%, according to a presenter.

Tirzepatide, new hyperglycemia recommendations and mental health for people with diabetes are among the key topics that will be highlighted for the first in-person American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in 3 years.

Compared with conventional treatment, bariatric surgery was superior in achieving remission of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and reducing cardiometabolic risks for patients with obesity, researchers reported in Obesity Medicine.

A recent review of electronic health records showed that 4% of adults who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the beginning of the pandemic were newly diagnosed with diabetes.