Can Diabetes Really Be Reversed? - Dr. Jayaditya Ghosh

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:01]Is diabetes reversal a myth? Yes, because there are two terms, reversal as well as remission. Diabetes, we can achieve remission. So, what is remission? In remission, if it goes back, [music] you may not require tablets for controlling blood glucose, but you have to follow certain lifestyle, and you have to follow certain [music] diet pattern. If you lose control of these things, diabetes can revert back. Reversal, on the other hand, generally means if it is treated once, it will never come back lifetime.

[00:00:28]That is not the case for diabetes.

[00:00:30][music] Even if you achieve remission, it can come back if you lose your lifestyle changes that you did earlier, then it can come back again, and you need treatment for that again.

[00:00:40]>> [music] >> So, that is the difference between remission and reversal. So, diabetes, we can go for remission if there is 5 to 10% of weight loss with the newer medications of semaglutide, tirzepatide, there is remission possible for diabetes, but you have to follow the lifestyle pattern strictly, [music] and also have to follow a strict diet for maintaining that state [music] of remission. So, remission is possible in diabetes, but reversal is not possible.

[00:01:08]So, you should follow your lifestyle.

[00:01:11]You [music] can lose 5 to 10% of weight, and try for remission of diabetes, but reversal is [music] actually not possible. Thank you.

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