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Observational studyFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Remission rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus following multidisciplinary management in the diabetes reversal clinic and its predictive factors: a real-world study.

Ruilin Shen, Zihan Zhang, Hongping Sun, Doudou Li, Qing Cheng, Jianyin Zhou, Dengyue Zhu, Shuhang Xu, Guofang Chen, Liu Chao

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Ruilin ShenDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Zihan ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Hongping SunDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Doudou LiNursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Qing ChengDepartment of Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Jianyin ZhouDepartment of pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Dengyue ZhuDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Shuhang XuDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Guofang ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Liu ChaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of multidisciplinary management in the Diabetes Reversal Clinic on the remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and explore the predictive factors for remission of diabetes. Methods: This was a real-world, single-arm observational study. Patients with T2DM who received remission-oriented treatment at the Diabetes Reversal Clinic and followed up regularly for more than 24 weeks were included. The primary outcome was the remission rate of T2DM, and the secondary outcomes were changes in fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, HbA1c, blood lipids, and body composition. Differences in clinical characteristics between the remission and non-remission groups were analyzed. The multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to screen predictive factors. Results: The remission rate was 29.24% (50/171) after multidisciplinary management in the Diabetes Reversal Clinic. The remission group was younger, had a shorter duration of diabetes, used fewer types of medications at baseline, had a lower FBG and HbA1c, a higher β-cell function index HOMA-β, and a lower triglyceride level. The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age (OR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.89-0.97, Conclusion: In this real-world study, the remission rate of T2DM patients who visited the Diabetes Reversal Clinic for more than 24 weeks was 29.24% (50/171). Younger age, shorter disease duration, fewer baseline medications, lower FBG and HbA1c, higher HOMA-β, lower triglycerides, and greater weight loss were associated with remission of T2DM. Among them, age, baseline medication type, baseline FBG, and weight loss were identified as factors independently associated with remission. However, due to the single-arm observational design, causality cannot be established, and further prospective controlled trials are required to confirm these findings.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Hypoglycemic AgentsAgedBlood GlucoseDisease ManagementFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRemission InductionTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic Agentslifestyle interventionmultidisciplinary managementpredictive factorsremission ratetype 2 diabetes mellitus

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