For decades, people with type 2 diabetes have heard the same message: manage it, slow it down, but expect it to progress. But what if the words "you have type 2 diabetes" didn't have to mean a lifetime of medications, worsening numbers, and a condition that only ever gets harder to manage? Why don't we talk more about the fact that remission is possible? We spoke with Mahima Gulati, MD, MSc, a triple board-certified physician in endocrinology, internal medicine, and lifestyle medicine, about what diabetes remission really means, what it takes to achieve it, and how to start that conversation with your care team. From the science to the lifestyle shifts – and the honest realities of the journey – we explore why type 2 diabetes does not have to be a lifelong sentence.

Additional Resources:
Project Remission - American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Credits
Host: Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM
Producer/Editor: Lauren Summers
Show Notes: Lauren Summers
Guest: Mahima Gulati, MD, MSc

For decades, people with <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes" data-testid="linkable-text">type 2 diabetes</a> have heard the same message: manage it, slow it down, but expect it to progress. But what if the words "you have type 2 diabetes" didn't have to mean a lifetime of medications, worsening numbers, and a condition that only ever gets harder to manage? Why don't we talk more about the fact that <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/can-you-reverse-type-2-diabetes" data-testid="linkable-text">remission</a> is possible? We spoke with <a href="https://www.uconnhealth.org/providers/profiles/gulati-mahima" data-testid="linkable-text">Mahima Gulati, MD, MSc</a>, a triple board-certified physician in endocrinology, internal medicine, and lifestyle medicine, about what diabetes remission really means, what it takes to achieve it, and how to start that conversation with your care team. From the science to the lifestyle shifts &ndash; and the honest realities of the journey &ndash; we explore why type 2 diabetes does not have to be a lifelong sentence.
Additional Resources: <a href="https://lifestylemedicine.org/type-2-diabetes-remission/" data-testid="linkable-text">Project Remission - American College of Lifestyle Medicine</a>
Credits
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Host: Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM</li>
<li aria-level="1">Producer/Editor: Lauren Summers</li>
<li aria-level="1">Show Notes: Lauren Summers</li>
<li aria-level="1">Guest: Mahima Gulati, MD, MSc</li>
</ul>

WebMD Chief Physician Editor Neha Pathak, MD, and Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, explore fascinating stories to find the unexpected things that help us understand our health.