{"id":22807,"date":"2025-11-16T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T12:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=22807"},"modified":"2025-11-16T17:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T12:05:16","slug":"multidisciplinary-lifestyle-intervention-program-can-significantly-improve-glycaemic-control-and-promote-remission-in-type-2-diabetes-in-non-obese-indian-patients-ffd-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=22807","title":{"rendered":"Multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention program can significantly improve glycaemic control and promote remission in Type 2 Diabetes in non-obese Indian patients- FFD Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pune<\/strong>: A recent study published on 16th August 2025 in the Journal of Diabetes Research (https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1155\/jdr\/3783469<\/a>) has found that a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention (ILI) can significantly enhance glycaemic control and promote Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) remission in nonobese Indian patients in real-world conditions. The findings emphasize the critical role of early intervention and weight management in this population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study was conducted by doctors from Pune-based Freedom From Diabetes Clinic (FFD), led by Dr Pramod Tripathi<\/a> along with  Ms. Anagha Vyawahare<\/a>, Dr <\/strong>Nidhi Kadam<\/strong><\/a>, Dr <\/strong>Diptika Tiwari<\/a>, Ms. Baby Sharma<\/a>, Dr<\/strong>Thejas Kathrikolly<\/a>, Dr <\/strong>Malhar Ganla<\/a>, Dr <\/strong>Banshi Saboo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This retrospective analysis included 1,453 non-obese patients (BMI 18.5\u201324.9\u2009kg\/m\u00b2, aged >18 years) who participated in FFD\u2019s 1-year online subscription-based ILI program between June 2020 and October 2023. The program combined a plant-based diet, structured physical activity, psychological support, and medical management. Each patient was supported by a team of six experts\u2014a physician, dietician, physiotherapist, psychologist, mentor, and monitor\u2014and engaged in both group sessions and one-on-one consultations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical management included daily glucose monitoring, quarterly physician consultations, and supplementation for nutritional deficiencies. Remission was defined as maintaining HbA1C < 6.5% for at least three months without glucose-lowering medications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Dr. Tripathi, despite the high prevalence of T2D among non-obese Indians, very few studies have examined the role of comprehensive lifestyle interventions in this group. \u201cThis study helps fill that gap by demonstrating the impact of a structured, multidisciplinary program on achieving remission in nonobese patients with Type 2 Diabetes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although obesity is often seen as the main cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D), research shows that a large number of patients in Asia\u2014nearly 60% to 80%\u2014are actually not obese. These individuals may look thin but often have high levels of fat around the abdomen, which raises their risk of heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until now, very few studies have looked at whether diabetes remission is possible in such non-obese patients. This study shows that it is: about 1 in 4 non-obese patients achieved remission mainly by losing at least 5% of their body weight. This proves that even modest weight loss\u2014much less than what is usually recommended for obese patients\u2014can play a powerful role in helping non-obese individuals put their diabetes into remission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results highlight that structured lifestyle changes\u2014integrating nutrition, exercise, psychology, and medical care\u2014can play a transformative role in diabetes management, even among non-obese individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pune: A recent study published on 16th August 2025 in the Journal of Diabetes Research (https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1155\/jdr\/3783469) has found that a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention (ILI) can significantly enhance glycaemic control and promote Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) remission in nonobese Indian patients in real-world conditions. The findings emphasize the critical role of early intervention and weight management […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,123,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-hospital","category-pune"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22808,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22807\/revisions\/22808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}