Even temporary relief of diabetes through weight loss is associated with a 33-40% reduction in the risk of heart and kidney disease. This has been shown by a study published in the journal. Diabetology.
Researchers reanalyzed data from the Look AHEAD study, which was conducted between 2001 and 2016. It included more than four thousand people with type 2 diabetes and overweight. The average age was 59.
Criteria for remission were the ability to stop taking antidiabetic medications and a glycated hemoglobin HbA1c level below 48 mmol/mol (6.5%). This indicator allows you to determine the average sugar level over the last few months. 18% of patients were able to achieve remission, but 3% remained in remission after eight years. It was more likely to occur in participants with shorter duration of diabetes, lower baseline HbA1c levels, and greater weight loss.
Regardless of the duration of remission, the incidence of chronic renal failure was 33% lower and the incidence of cardiovascular disease was 40% lower, after adjusting for blood pressure, blood lipids, history of cardiovascular disease, and duration of diabetes. Moreover, the longer the remission lasted, the lower the risk.
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