{"id":299,"date":"2021-01-15T06:16:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T00:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wecreatedesign.co\/dev\/WP\/fitterfly\/?p=299"},"modified":"2024-06-12T17:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T11:34:07","slug":"in-3-months-hba1c-reduced-by-45-insulin-stopped-by-the-doctor-thanks-to-diabefly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/in-3-months-hba1c-reduced-by-45-insulin-stopped-by-the-doctor-thanks-to-diabefly\/","title":{"rendered":"In 3 Months, HbA1c Reduced by 45% &#038; Insulin Stopped by the Doctor | Thanks to Diabefly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Living a stressful, sedentary lifestyle with poor eating habits is very common these days, especially among the youth. No wonder, people fall prey to diabetes in the productive years of their life.<\/p>\n<p>But, with new-age technology solutions and personalised coaching, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/how-to-control-diabetes-lifestyle-modification-and-diet-tips-to-keep-your-blood-sugars-in-control\/\">diabetes can be managed<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Better health outcomes are seen in newly diagnosed cases of diabetes,<\/strong>\u00a0as in the case described below.<\/p>\n<p>Fitterfly helped Adhiraaj achieve better control of his blood sugar levels. In just 3 months, his insulin injections stopped completely. His <strong>HbA1c dropped from 10.3% to 5.7%,<\/strong>\u00a0which falls in the prediabetes range. His\u00a0<strong>fasting blood sugar<\/strong>\u00a0levels reduced by 75% from\u00a0<strong>430 mg\/dL to 105 mg\/dL,<\/strong>\u00a0and he\u00a0<strong>lost 2.5 kg.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\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<h2><strong>Adhiraaj&#8217;s medical history:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Adhiraaj, a 34-year old male, with a BMI of 22.4 kg\/m<sup>2<\/sup>, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He also had a positive family history of diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Adhiraaj always\u00a0<strong>struggled with his lifestyle management<\/strong>\u00a0that eventually led to the progression of diabetes with soaring high average fasting blood sugar levels of 430 mg\/dL.<\/p>\n<p>To manage his uncontrolled blood sugar levels, Adhiraaj&#8217;s doctor had prescribed him\u00a0<strong>insulin injections<\/strong>\u00a0initially. But,\u00a0<strong>switched to oral diabetes medications<\/strong>\u00a0in the later months.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after confirming type 2 diabetes diagnosis in July 2020, Adhiraaj&#8217;s doctor advised him to join Fitterfly for <strong>personalised lifestyle guidance.<\/strong> Based on his doctor&#8217;s recommendation, Adhiraaj joined Fitterfly in August 2020 for 3 months to get his blood sugar levels in control.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\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><strong>How did Fitterfly help Adhiraaj?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During the first 7 days of the program, Adhiraaj took 20 SMBG (self-monitoring of blood glucose) readings with the help of a glucometer. In addition to this, he used the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.FitterFly.Wellness&amp;pli=1\">Fitterfly Metabolic Health App<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/wellness-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0to track his food intake, physical activity, sleep patterns and much more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These SMBG readings and food diary entries gave his Fitterfly Coach valuable insights to <strong>identify how his blood sugar levels rise and fall throughout the day<\/strong>\u00a0based on his diet and daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>Based on these insights, Fitterfly Coach gave him a <strong>customised diet &amp; lifestyle management plan<\/strong>\u00a0on day 8<sup>th<\/sup>. The blood glucose readings were repeated on day 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The Diabefly Coach closely monitored his progress and repeated his SMBG readings every 15 days until the end of the program. With Fitterfly&#8217;s <strong>personalised technology-driven care<\/strong>\u00a0things changed radically for Adhiraaj.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Adhiraaj\u2019s results from Fitterfly :<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>He saw positive outcomes within the first 14 days of the program. His outcomes were as follows:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Parameter<\/th>\n<th>Days 1-7 (Before) (in mg\/dL)<\/th>\n<th>Days 8-14 (After) (in mg\/dL)<\/th>\n<th>Result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fasting blood sugar<\/strong><em>Should aim to keep it between 100-125 mg\/dL*<\/em><\/td>\n<td>430<\/td>\n<td>137<em>Very close to 125 now<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Decreased by 68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pre-lunch blood sugar<\/strong><em>Should aim to keep it between 90 to 130 mg\/dL*<\/em><\/td>\n<td>402<\/td>\n<td>112<em>Ideal value<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Decreased by 72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Post-lunch blood sugar<\/strong><em>Should aim to keep it less than 200 mg\/dL*<\/em><\/td>\n<td>380<\/td>\n<td>138<em>Ideal value<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Decreased by 64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>* for people with diabetes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>In 3 months, Adhiraaj achieved incredible health outcomes with Fitterfly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HbA1c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10.3%<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<td>Reduced by 45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fasting Blood Sugar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>430 mg\/dL<\/td>\n<td>105 mg\/dL<\/td>\n<td>Reduced by 75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Post-Prandial Blood Sugar (PPBS)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>480 mg\/dL<\/td>\n<td>180 mg\/dL<\/td>\n<td>Reduced by 62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Medications<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Insulin injections<\/td>\n<td>Insulin stopped and switched to oral diabetes medications<\/td>\n<td>Insulin dosage reduced by 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>73 kg<\/td>\n<td>70.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>Lost 2.5 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Adhiraaj\u2019s problem areas and their solution:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After closely monitoring and understanding Adhiraaj&#8217;s lifestyle, food diary, SMBG charts; his Fitterfly Coach identified the main problem areas. Accordingly, she gave him practical and straightforward solutions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Long meal gaps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Adiraaj\u2019s meal timings were irregular with long gaps, especially between lunch and dinner. As a result, hypoglycemia occurred towards the end of the day.His Fitterfly Coach advised him to include <strong>small and frequent meals<\/strong>\u00a0during the day and\u00a0<strong>avoid long gaps.<\/strong>\u00a0She guided him on the importance of timely meals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nutritional imbalance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Adhiraaj&#8217;s current diet had very low fibre, protein and micronutrient intake; which did not meet his minimum dietary requirements for his age and BMI.To correct this, the Fitterfly Coach explained him the <strong>plate method<\/strong>\u00a0to balance the nutritional intake.<\/p>\n<p>She suggested ways to\u00a0<strong>increase protein intake<\/strong>\u00a0by including non-vegetarian food sources.Also, his Coach shared easy-to-cook &amp; delicious salad\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.FitterFly.Wellness&amp;pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recipes through the Fitterfly Metabolic Health App<\/a>\u00a0to add more fibre in his diet.<\/p>\n<p>For improving his micronutrients intake like zinc, magnesium &amp; calcium; the Fitterfly Coach supplemented his <strong>diet with nuts and oilseeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Consumption of processed food items<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Adhiraaj consumed highly processed food with a high glycemic index (GI) like biscuits, chips, cookies, Indian\u00a0<em>namkeen<\/em>\u00a0like\u00a0<em>bhujia<\/em>,\u00a0<em>matthis<\/em> etc.<\/p>\n<p>These high GI-food items cause\u00a0<strong>sudden fluctuations in his blood sugar\u00a0<\/strong>levels leading to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/understanding-glycemic-shocks-for-better-health-and-preventing-prediabetes-and-diabetes\/\">glycemic shock<\/a>,\u00a0thereby bringing\u00a0<strong>irreparable damage to his body.<\/strong>However, it was managed by his Fitterfly Coach by substituting these processed food items with <strong>healthy and handy snack options<\/strong>\u00a0like\u00a0<em>khakhra<\/em>,\u00a0<em>makhane<\/em>, roasted\u00a0<em>chana<\/em>\u00a0etc.<\/p>\n<p>In 3 months, Fitterfly completely revamped Adhiraaj&#8217;s life. He got over with the pain and discomfort of repeated insulin injections, his overall health improved, and the fear of living with poorly controlled diabetes was now gone.<\/p>\n<p>This case reiterates that \u2014\u00a0<strong>an early guided move is the RIGHT MOVE!<\/strong>\u00a0So, why wait? Don&#8217;t let poorly controlled diabetes become a part of your everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up today for Fitterfly &#8211; India&#8217;s best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/fitterfly-diabetes-care-plan?utm_source=Organic&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=diabetes\">diabetes management program<\/a>. 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