{"id":36417,"date":"2023-09-11T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/?page_id=36417"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:31:23","slug":"remission-of-type-2-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes\/diabetes-management\/remission-of-type-2-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Remission of Type 2 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Type 2 diabetes remission is defined as achieving specified glycated hemoglobin (A1C) thresholds under 6%, and this without any diabetes medication for at least 3 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diabetes remission does not mean diabetes recovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remission of diabetes is, in most cases, temporary. Therefore, it involves a possible relapse, which means a type 2 diabetes come back after several months or years. It is called a relapse when your hemoglobin A1C, or HbA1c, reaches 6.5% or more again, or when you have to take medication again to manage your diabetes or its complications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n\n Section with background<\/span>\n \n \n \n \n\n

Type 2 diabetes remission is considered by some people to be another treatment option in their diabetes management and its complications. However, it is not a diabetes remedy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Who can try a type 2 diabetes remission?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Diabetes remission is not for everyone.<\/strong> There is currently no success indicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Achieving remission is more likely<\/em> for individuals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, that is to say, less than 6 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • With overweight or obesity, who are able and inclined to lose weight<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • With blood glucose levels that are not that elevated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Who do not take insulin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    For some people it is strongly recommended not to go through type 2 diabetes remission, it concerns people who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Show diabetes complications<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Live with an eating disorder or a mental health condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      How to go into remission from type 2 diabetes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Remission periods are mainly seen in a significant weight loss situation<\/strong>, that is to say more than 15 kg (33 lbs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There are currently three methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Bariatric surgery<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      It is the most efficient approach. It however needs a surgical intervention which is irreversible<\/strong> and likely to have a higher rate of complications<\/strong>. It concerns people with a body mass index (BMI) above 35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      With this method, between 30 and 60%<\/mark> of people were in remission after 5 years<\/strong>. And less than 50%<\/mark> were still in remission after 8 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2. Low-calorie meal plans through the intake of liquid meal alternatives.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      It is a method based on a restrictive and low-calorie diet. For about 5 months, meals are made of only 1 to 2 broths or an alternative to liquid meals (such as Glucerna\u00ae, Boost\u00ae, Optifast\u00ae). It is followed by a progressive food reintroduction for 1 to 2 months. Calories in the diet are still monitored and adding physical activity is strongly recommended to keep a steady weight. Meal alternatives could also be reintroduced in case of weight gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      With this method, 50% <\/mark>of people were in remission after 1 year<\/strong>. And 1 in 3 people<\/mark> were still in remission after 2 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3. A physical activity program combined with a low-calorie diet.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      This method lasts between 4 to 12 months and contains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Physical activity for 30 to 60 minutes, 5 to 6 days a week<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A low-calorie diet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        With this approach, 1 in 4 people<\/mark> were in remission after 2 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Benefits of remission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        There are no real studies showing that type 2 diabetes remission has benefits on health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        But it has been recognised that an improvement of HbA1c and weight loss reduces diabetes complications and insulin resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Warning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Before you go into remission<\/strong>, it is important that you have an in-depth discussion with your care team on the related risks and benefits of remission. An examination should also be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The agreement in the attempt of diabetes remission is based on an important and long commitment<\/mark> which can lead to a negative impact on your self-esteem<\/strong> if you do not reach remission or in case of relapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        While attempting remission<\/strong>, it is essential to be surrounded by medical professionals. Follow-up and adaptations will be made all along the process to ensure a safe progress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If your remission is successful<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Blood tests will have to be done in the 6th month to ensure that there is no diabetes relapse. Even with a successful remission, you should prioritise a healthy lifestyle and check on your blood pressure and cholesterol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Type 2 diabetes remission is defined as achieving specified glycated hemoglobin (A1C) thresholds under 6%, and this without any diabetes medication for at least 3 months. Diabetes remission does not mean diabetes recovery. The remission of diabetes is, in most cases, temporary. Therefore, it involves a possible relapse, which means a type 2 diabetes come…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":13377,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"24593,7791,32493,24552,24556,24585","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36417","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36473,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36417\/revisions\/36473"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}