Type 2 Diabetes Remission: An Overview

Authors

  • Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABOM Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; TLC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Surrey, BC

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https://doi.org/10.58931/cdet.2023.117

Abstract

In my practice, one of the most common questions I encounter with my type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients is, “How can I get rid of this disease?” The primary focus of practitioners’ discussion regarding T2D is the chronicity and irreversibility of the condition. Recently, however, new hope is emerging concerning remission of diabetes with the increasing amount of evidence-based data available.

Author Biography

Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABOM, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; TLC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Surrey, BC

Dr. Akshay Jain is the first Canadian physician to be triple board-certified by the American Boards in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. He is the only Canadian to have won the AACE Rising Star in Endocrinology Award (2022) and to feature on Medscape’s list of 25 Top Rising Stars of Medicine (2020). He practices in Surrey, BC and is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of British Columbia. He is fluent in 6 languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Marwari and Urdu. In 2022, he won the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award.

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2023-03-20

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Jain, A. (2023). Type 2 Diabetes Remission: An Overview. Canadian Diabetes & Endocrinology Today, 1(1), 17–20. https://doi.org/10.58931/cdet.2023.117

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