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The Prediabetes Show - Episode 1: Reversing Prediabetes - Myth or Fact?

Written By :  Dr. Ganesh H K
Written By :  Dr. Sahana Shetty
Published On 2025-08-07 03:30 GMT   |   Update On 2025-08-07 09:46 GMT
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Presenting Episode 1 of the Prediabetes Show: "Reversing Prediabetes-Myth or Fact?" In this Dr. Ganesh H K, Consultant Endocrinologist from Mangalore, and Dr. Sahana Shetty, Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, answers key questions around prediabetes and diabetes.

This episode sheds light on whether prediabetes can truly be reversed, what lifestyle changes matter, and how early interventions can impact long-term health. With Prediabetes Day around the corner, this is the moment to pause and reflect, Is Reversing Prediabetes a Myth or Fact?

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Key Questions discussed are:

1) How is prediabetes clinically defined, and how do these patients typically present in practice?

2) What are the limitations of lifestyle-only approaches in real-world patients in India?

3) Keto-diet/intermittent fasting among prediabetes to reverse their prediabetes

4) How to identify a high-risk prediabetes patients (based on age, f/h, or other cv risk factors) who would benefit from early pharmacologic therapy such as metformin?

5) When would you use metformin in prediabetes in your clinical practice?

6) Is prediabetes reversal possible in the real world in India?


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