Patient-Friendly Explanation

Diabetes remission means your blood sugar levels return to normal without needing diabetes medication, usually after substantial weight loss. Many people with type 2 diabetes achieve remission by losing around 10 to 15 percent of their body weight. Remission is not a cure, so healthy habits must continue to keep blood sugar in range.

Clinical Definition

Type 2 diabetes remission is defined as HbA1c below 6.5 percent sustained for at least three months without glucose-lowering pharmacotherapy. Remission is most consistently achieved through sustained weight loss of 10 to 15 percent, via lifestyle intervention, very low-calorie diets or metabolic surgery. Durability depends on maintaining weight loss, with close monitoring for relapse required.

Why It Matters

Achieving remission can mean stopping diabetes medications and lowering long-term complication risk. The NuLifeCare medical weight management programme is designed to help patients reach the weight loss that makes remission possible.