{"id":1356,"date":"2021-12-03T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T07:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:59:24","slug":"diabefly-success-story-how-mrs-subhangi-pawar-got-her-blood-sugars-in-control-hba1c-dropped-from-9-8-to-6-8-in-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/diabefly-success-story-how-mrs-subhangi-pawar-got-her-blood-sugars-in-control-hba1c-dropped-from-9-8-to-6-8-in-three-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabefly Success Story: How Mrs Shubhangi Patil Got Her Blood Sugars in Control, HbA1c Dropped From 9.8 to 6.8% in Three Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shubhangi Patil, a 38-year-old school teacher from Mumbai, had a host of health problems that kept bothering her, weight gain, high sugar levels (fasting 149 mg\/dL, and HbA1c 9.8%), and sleep problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Looking for help, to smartly control her blood sugar levels, she chose the Diabefly program to bounce back to good health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diabefly program is a three-month program that helps get your blood sugars in control through nutrition, physiotherapy, and psychological interventions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shubhangi enrolled for the Diabefly program after her diabetologist Dr. Vivek Raskar persuaded her. At the end of three months, her results seemed so reassuring. Here are the outcomes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;\n        &lt;div style=&quot;display:none&quot; class=&quot;col-lg-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 nopadding&quot;&gt;\n            &lt;a class=&quot;cta-link&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/bit.ly\/40w3os7&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;\n                &lt;div class=&quot;desktop-cta-image&quot;&gt;\n                    &lt;img  src=&quot;https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png&quot; alt=&quot;Health &amp; Wellness&quot; title=&quot;Health &amp; Wellness&quot; \/&gt;\n                &lt;\/div&gt;\n                &lt;div class=&quot;mobile-cta-image&quot;&gt;\n                    &lt;img  src=&quot;https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png&quot; alt=&quot;Health &amp; Wellness&quot; title=&quot;Health &amp; Wellness&quot; \/&gt;\n                &lt;\/div&gt;\n            &lt;\/a&gt;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15167,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:2764340},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">\n        <div style=\"display:none\" class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 nopadding\">\n            <a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/40w3os7\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <div class=\"desktop-cta-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png\" alt=\"Health & Wellness\" title=\"Health & Wellness\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 824px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 824\/111;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png\" alt=\"Health & Wellness\" title=\"Health & Wellness\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 824px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 824\/111;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png\" alt=\"Health & Wellness\" title=\"Health & Wellness\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mobile-cta-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png\" alt=\"Health & Wellness\" title=\"Health & Wellness\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 824px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 824\/111;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png\" alt=\"Health & Wellness\" title=\"Health & Wellness\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 824px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 824\/111;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatapp-cta.png\" alt=\"Health & Wellness\" title=\"Health & Wellness\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this article you will read about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#one\">Flashback to Shubhangi\u2019s life before enrolling in Diabefly<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#two\">How the program helped<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#three\">Achieving the outcomes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1358 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01.jpg\" alt=\"Diabefly success story\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01-768x288.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/450;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01.jpg\" alt=\"Diabefly success story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blog-img-01-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><b><span id=\"one\">Flashback to Shubhangi\u2019s life before enrolling in Diabefly:<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Shubhangi had some persistent health problems, the lockdown and the pandemic also had a fair share of contribution towards her ill health. Hours of online teaching and sitting on the couch aggravated her back pain, followed by lack of sleep and fatigue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A proper diagnosis of the pain revealed that she suffered from lumbar spondylosis &#8211; a form of lower back pain prevalent among the masses. During this time, her doctor also advised her to go for a blood test. \u201cIt was in March\u201921 when I did a blood test and realized I have diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the diagnosis little did I know that my raised blood sugar levels were setting up the stage for various health disasters. My sleep had taken a toll, I could barely manage to get sound sleep for two hours at night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I felt lethargic and there came a time when I was advised to complete bed rest as I was unable to do anything,\u201d recalls Mrs. Subhangi of her days of woe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Mrs. Shubhangi didn\u2019t leave anything to chance. \u201cDiabetes runs in my family, my father has been living with this condition for too long, I didn\u2019t want to have the same fate and live in the constant fear of complication flare-ups,\u201d says Subhangi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, she was determined to do something about her condition. So on her doctor\u2019s initiation, she chose the Diabefly program to control her blood sugars and live a more fulfilling life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;\n    &lt;div class=&quot;col-lg-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 nopadding calculator-cta&quot;&gt;\n        &lt;div class=&quot;cal-card-list&quot;&gt;\n            &lt;div class=&quot;cal-card blue&quot;&gt;\n                &lt;div class=&quot;cal-card-info&quot;&gt;\n                    &lt;h4&gt;Diabetes Reversal&lt;br&gt; Calculator&lt;\/h4&gt;\n                    &lt;p&gt;To know your chances of&nbsp; Diabetes reversal, take the Diabetes Reversal Test&lt;\/p&gt;\n                &lt;\/div&gt;\n                &lt;div class=&quot;cal-btn&quot;&gt;\n                    &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/hybrid-reversal-calculator-blog?utm_source=Reversal_Calculator_blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=Reversal_Calculator_Blog&quot; class=&quot;white-btn&quot;&gt;Check&lt;\/a&gt;\n                &lt;\/div&gt;\n            &lt;\/div&gt;\n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:12861,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">\n    <div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 nopadding calculator-cta\">\n        <div class=\"cal-card-list\">\n            <div class=\"cal-card blue\">\n                <div class=\"cal-card-info\">\n                    <h4>Diabetes Reversal<br> Calculator<\/h4>\n                    <p>To know your chances of&nbsp; Diabetes reversal, take the Diabetes Reversal Test<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"cal-btn\">\n                    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/hybrid-reversal-calculator-blog?utm_source=Reversal_Calculator_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Reversal_Calculator_Blog\" class=\"white-btn\">Check<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span id=\"two\">How the program helped<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabefly is a specialized program that focuses on a 360-degree approach to help patients control their blood sugars scientifically and in a planned manner. \u201cI had three coaches to assist me in my journey with Diabefly. They helped me to learn the right things about nutrition, exercise, and stress management.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTOhJgB4AZI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b><span id=\"three\">Achieving the outcomes<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>\u00a0 \u00a01. Nutritional interventions:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cBeing a Maharashtrian, I was worried that I have to give up eating rice because of diabetes, and rice is our staple food. But my nutrition coach taught me how to choose healthier alternatives and made me switch to brown rice instead of white. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My sweet tooth cravings were also addressed &#8211; dark chocolate, seasonal fruits &#8211; no going off sugar strictly.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>\u00a0 \u00a02. Physiotherapy interventions:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAs mentioned, my pain had increased incessantly post the diagnosis of lumbar spondylosis, but with help of my physiotherapy coach I could strengthen my back and regain lost energy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I followed the exercises given to me by my physiotherapy coach and after three months my back pain receded and now I am able to climb three to four flights of stairs without any pain or discomfort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If I can rate my back pain from a scale of o to 100, then it was 100 when I started on the Diabefly program and now it is at a manageable 10.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>\u00a0 \u00a03. Psychological interventions:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI can\u2019t deny the fact that my stress levels also increased after my blood sugars soared. But with regular counseling and tips from my coach I was able to manage stress and anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We hardly realised that our mental health comes in the way of our diabetes management. But I was lucky to keep my stress-controlled to get ahead with my therapy as planned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Today,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She lives a more fulfilling life\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is dependent on fewer medications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She can keep her blood sugars in control\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is the healthiest version of herself\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/?utm_source=Organic&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=homepage\">Fitterfly<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and how it can help you smartly take control of your diabetes,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or speak to one of our counselors on <a href=\"tel:022 48971077\">022 48971077<\/a> (EXT 1).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story will make you realise that maintaining blood sugars and controlling diabetes isn\u2019t impossible but needs some discipline and commitment. 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