Soup and Shake Diet Intervention Effective in Attaining Type 2 Diabetes Remission , claims Lancet study

A new study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal suggests that through at-scale service delivery, type 2 diabetes can be remitted outside of research settings. Total diet replacement (TDR) has been found in randomized controlled studies to be effective in type 2 diabetes remission. The NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission (T2DR) program, a 12-month behavioral intervention to support weight loss that involves an initial 3-month period of TDR, was developed in response to the English National Health Service's (NHS) 2019 commitment to establishing a TDR-based interventional program delivered at scale within real-world environments. Thus, this study by Jonathan Valabhji and colleagues evaluated program participants of type 2 diabetes remission.

As part of a nationwide prospective service assessment the people in England between the ages of 18 and 65 who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within the previous 6 years. The National Diabetes Audit and program data were connected to determine HbA1c values and prescriptions for medications that decrease blood sugar. Remission of type 2 diabetes at 1 year was the main outcome, which was outlined as two HbA1c measurements of less than 48 mmol/mol reported at least 3 months apart and no prescription for glucose-lowering drugs starting 3 months prior to the first HbA1c measurement and the second HbA1c measurement recorded 11 to 15 months after the start of program.