One-third of participants with type 2 diabetes who complete the NHS England Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission programme, involving the ‘soups and shakes’ diet, enter remission, new research shows.
The new findings, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, covered the period between September 2020 and the end of 2022. During this time, 7,540 people were referred to the NHS England Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission programme.
Of those, 1,740 participants started the ‘soups and shakes’ diet before January 2022, and 945 completed the year-long programme. The results showed that, of those who completed the programme, 32% (one in three) put their type 2 diabetes into remission and had an average weight loss of 16kg.
Commenting on the results, Dr. Elizabeth Robertson, Director of Research at Diabetes UK, said: “Diabetes UK is proud to have funded over a decade of research that has forged new frontiers for people with type 2 diabetes and put remission on the map.
“These latest findings add to the real-world evidence that the NHS England Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme can help thousands of people living with type 2 diabetes on their weight loss and remission journey, which we know is tough and having support is critical.
"We hope to see even more people benefiting in years to come and an increase in referrals to the programme especially for people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and in younger people where the impact of type 2 diabetes and remission from it is greatest."
The NHS England Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission programme is a joint initiative between Diabetes UK and NHS England.
