Topic
Preventing Progression to Type 2
What actually reduces risk, how much change matters, and when medication is considered.
Can Prediabetes Be Reversed?
Yes, often — and the evidence is unusually good. Here is how many people return to normal glucose, and why it still counts years afterwards.
What Actually Works: The Evidence
Diabetes prevention has been tested in large trials, including in Indians. Here are the actual risk reductions, so you know what you are buying.
How Much Weight Loss Is Enough?
Far less than most people assume. Losing 5 to 10% of your body weight produces most of the benefit, and your waist matters more than the scale.
Should You Take Metformin?
Metformin does reduce progression to diabetes, by rather less than lifestyle change does. Here is who it is considered for, and its limit.
Signs You Are Progressing
Progression from prediabetes to Type 2 is usually silent, so it is caught on tests rather than felt. Here is what to watch and when to act.