Type 2 diabetes remission is defined by the ADA as a durable normalization of blood glucose levels without pharmacological treatment for a certain period of time.
Type 2 diabetes, once diagnosed, is usually considered permanent. Its development results from insulin resistance, often promoted by overweight or obesity, combined with insulin deficiency.
New treatments, such as GLP-1 agonists, allow for weight loss and good glycemic control—but what happens when the treatment is stopped?
This state of remission was initially made possible following bariatric surgery—a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes?
Can certain pharmacological treatments or drastic lifestyle changes also achieve the same results?
Type 2 diabetes: cure or remission… can it happen?
- What methods are available to achieve remission?
- Is it possible to predict remission after metabolic surgery?
- What are the effects of diabetes remission?
The Pr Bernard BAUDUCEAU and Lyse BORDIER, both former Chief of the Endocrinolgy Department at BEGIN Hospital and both treasurer of the FFRD respectively from 2013 to 2021 and 2021 to 2024, let us know what is going on…
Web Article de Diabétologie Pratique.