{"id":605,"date":"2020-12-18T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T04:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wecreatedesign.co\/dev\/WP\/fitterfly\/?p=605"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T05:30:44","slug":"with-diabefly-pro-captain-handa-reduced-his-hba1c-by-18-7-insulin-by-64-weight-by-14-all-in-3-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/with-diabefly-pro-captain-handa-reduced-his-hba1c-by-18-7-insulin-by-64-weight-by-14-all-in-3-months\/","title":{"rendered":"With Fitterfly Pro, Captain Handa Reduced His HbA1c by 18.7%, Insulin by 64% &#038; Weight by 14% All in 3 Months!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After living with diabetes for 20 years, one scary low blood sugar episode (hypoglycemia) pushed Capt. Sanjeev Handa, a retired Merchant Navy Captain, to take matters into his own hands. He wasn\u2019t going to let an unhealthy lifestyle be the cause of another such incident.<\/p>\n<p>On his Doctor\u2019s recommendation, Capt. Handa enrolled for Fitterfly Pro &#8211; a CGM-based diabetes management program. By the end of the 3-month program, Capt. Handa has reduced his HbA1c from 7.4% to 6.2% (in the prediabetes range) and lost 11.3 kgs.<\/p>\n<p>His progress impressed his Doctor, who then reduced his insulin dose by 64%. After 20 years of living with Diabetes, Capt. Handa was happier, more energetic and above all, feeling younger than ever!<\/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<h2><strong>How Fitterfly Pro helped Captain Handa achieve his health goals in 3 months?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Capt. Handa\u2019s journey with Fitterfly Pro began with a 14-day intensive phase. The first step was a detailed profiling call where Capt. Handa\u2019s Fitterfly Coach got to know him, his medical history, goals, and his current lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>He was then put on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/continuous-glucose-monitoring-to-manage-diabetes\/\">CGMS or Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device<\/a> &#8211; which painlessly recorded his blood sugars every 15 minutes for 14 days. While he was on this device, he tracked his diet and exercise on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/wellness-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitterfly Wellness App.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Correlating his blood sugar readings with his food and exercise logs gave his Fitterfly Coach his Personalised Glycemic Response. Personalised glycemic response is a great way to find out the exact factors affecting your blood sugars on a day to day basis.<\/p>\n<p>Your diet, exercise routine, sleep, stress &#8211; everything impacts your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/posts\/view\/299\/personalisation-in-diabetes-get-the-unique-care-for-the-unique-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personalised glycemic response<\/a> and allows your Fitterfly Coach to eliminate the problem-causing factors.<\/p>\n<p>With Capt. Handa\u2019s personalised glycemic response, his Fitterfly Coach created a personalised diabetes management plan for him.<\/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>Here are six things that Capt. Handa\u2019s Fitterfly Coach did for him<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>She created a custom diet plan for him based on his personalised glycemic response. She also catered to his cuisine preferences, eating habits, likes and dislikes.<\/li>\n<li>She helped identify and then balance the micronutrient imbalances in his diet &#8211; especially the ones that impact diabetes.<\/li>\n<li>She improved his meal timings which were erratic at the beginning of the program and a major cause of his blood sugar ups and downs.<\/li>\n<li>She nudged him to increase his protein and fibre intake in every single meal.<\/li>\n<li>She helped him get more regular with his workouts and pushed him to increase the intensity slowly.<\/li>\n<li>She educated him about diabetes, its impact on his overall health and way to care for it such that he could reduce the risk for diabetes-related complication.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>His Coach\u2019s motivation and Capt. Handa\u2019s dedication finally paid off when his blood sugar reports came in. Having a balanced diet, being more physically active, managing his sleep and stress levels helped him lose significant weight which in turn helped him manage his blood sugars.<\/p>\n<p>His low blood sugar episodes (hypoglycemia) also reduced, which was one of his main reasons to join Fitterfly Pro<\/p>\n<p>Watch Capt. Handa talk about his journey with Fitterfly Pro and his wife describe how this transformation has been something she never anticipated in 30 years in their own words.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-sec\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9WQYhp4XjGc?start=3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In 3 months, Fitterfly changed Capt. 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