Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 11 hrs ago
Shriram Nene says lifestyle changes made his father medicine-independent
Dr Shriram Nene says his father’s diabetes was brought under control through strict lifestyle measures, leaving him without diabetes medicine.
Nene, a cardiothoracic surgeon, said changing diets, less physical activity and more screen time are contributing to diabetes in India.
He described how carbohydrate-heavy diets and less active work can affect health when people move from farm work to office jobs but keep similar eating habits.
An endocrinologist says reversal may be possible for some people with mild, early type 2 diabetes, especially if they lose weight and maintain lifestyle changes.
The doctor said diabetes type and stage shape treatment: type 1 diabetes requires lifelong insulin, while advanced type 2 diabetes may not be reversible.
Diabetes linked to pregnancy or certain drugs can follow different patterns, and pancreatic diabetes often needs long-term treatment.
Patients should seek individual medical advice, because the approach and likely outcome vary from person to person.
Dr Shriram Nene said lifestyle changes helped reverse his father’s diabetes and make him independent of medicine.
Nene said his father followed a diet-controlled plan with rigid protocols.
He linked changing diets, less physical activity and more screen time to rising diabetes risk.
Endocrinologist Dr S Ramkumar said reversal may be possible for some people with mild type 2 diabetes.
Ramkumar said diabetes outcomes depend on its type and on individual circumstances.
- Who
- Dr Shriram Nene spoke about his father’s diabetes. Endocrinologist Dr S Ramkumar commented on when diabetes reversal may be possible.
- What
- Nene said lifestyle changes helped reverse his father’s diabetes and make him medicine-independent.
- When
- Nene spoke during a recent appearance on Mashable India. The article was published on 2026-11-08.
- Where
- The interview was on Mashable India. Ramkumar is a consultant at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
- Why
- Nene linked diabetes risk to changing diets, lack of physical activity and increased screen time.
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- Nene’s father
- His diabetes was managed through diet, according to Nene.
- Interview outlet
- Mashable India
- Publication date
- 2026-11-08
- Ramkumar’s workplace
- Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
- Possible reversal
- Ramkumar said it may be possible in mild type 2 diabetes.
What people are saying
My father had diabetes, and we were able to reverse it and make him medicine-independent.
However, if it’s in an advanced stage, where the person is using insulin, then it’s not possible