Introduction
There is increasing evidence showing that people who have been recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes i.e. within the last 5 years and are overweight or obese, can achieve diabetes remission. Diabetes remission reduces the burden of anti-diabetic medication and the associated risks such as hypoglycaemia. It also reduces the risk of diabetes complications in the long run thereby improving the quality of life and potentially improving life expectancy. An individual should be off all medication for 6 months in order to have achieved diabetes remission.
Diabetes remission is often achieved by losing 15% of the total body weight (approximately 15Kg) through various lifestyle interventions, medications or surgery (if needed).
Treatment & Services
At Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, the Diabetes Remission Program tackles type 2 diabetes with a tailored weight loss program managed by a multi-disciplinary team of trained experts including physicians, dieticians and diabetes specialist nurses.
We offer various non-surgical options aiming to enable individuals to lose at least 15kg to help achieve remission, specifically:
