Diabetes care
Specialist evaluation and individualised treatment for diabetes, glucose fluctuations and complex metabolic problems in adults, children and adolescents.
Hyderabad, with weekly clinics in Shadnagar and Mahabubnagar
Diabetes is more than a blood glucose number
Good diabetes care brings together glucose patterns, medicines, insulin needs, food, activity, complications and any other hormone conditions. A specialist assessment pulls these into one plan that fits your life.
What Dr. Santosha treats
Specialist assessment for common, difficult-to-control and complex diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes
Insulin doses, glucose patterns, low-sugar prevention and long-term care.
Type 2 diabetes
Individualised treatment and a medicine review when glucose is not at target.
Diabetes in pregnancy
Endocrine care for gestational diabetes, coordinated with your obstetrician.
Type 2 diabetes remission
An honest assessment of whether sustained remission is realistic for you.
High HbA1c
Finding out why HbA1c stays above target despite treatment.
Glucose fluctuations
Making sense of recurrent highs, lows and unpredictable readings.
Hypoglycaemia
Evaluation of recurrent or unexplained low sugars, including medicine-related episodes.
Diabetes with complications
Endocrine input when diabetes occurs with kidney, heart, nerve or other complications.
Can type 2 diabetes be reversed?
In some people with type 2 diabetes, blood glucose returns to the non-diabetic range and diabetes medicines are no longer needed. Doctors call this remission rather than a cure, because the tendency to diabetes can return. Whether it is realistic for you depends on how long you have had diabetes, how severe it is, your weight and metabolic health, and your treatment history.
Understanding type 2 diabetes remission
“Diabetes reversal” is the phrase most people search for. Remission is the precise medical term for type 2 diabetes that is no longer in the diabetic range without glucose-lowering medicines.
Remission is possible for some
It is achievable for some people with type 2 diabetes, but not something to assume for everyone.
Remission is not a cure
Glucose can improve a lot while the underlying tendency remains, so monitoring continues.
Weight loss can help
Meaningful, sustained weight loss improves glucose metabolism and helps some people reach remission.
Assessment is individual
Your diabetes history, metabolic health and response to treatment decide what is possible.
Questions about reversing type 2 diabetes
Who should consider a remission assessment?
Anyone with type 2 diabetes who wants to know whether remission is a realistic goal.
The assessment looks at how long you have had diabetes, your glucose and HbA1c history, weight and metabolic health, current medicines and how you have responded to treatment.
The goal is not simply to stop medicines. It is safe, sustained improvement in metabolic health with appropriate monitoring.
Can type 2 diabetes be reversed permanently?
“Permanent reversal” is not how doctors describe it. Some people achieve remission, but follow-up matters because diabetes can return.
Can I reverse type 2 diabetes without medication?
Some people reach remission without glucose-lowering medicines, but never stop or reduce medicines without a medical review.
Can weight loss reverse type 2 diabetes?
Significant, sustained weight loss improves insulin sensitivity and glucose control, and can lead to remission in selected people.
Can early type 2 diabetes go into remission?
Acting early may improve the chance of remission, but suitability has to be assessed individually.
Can I stop my medicines if my sugars become normal?
Normal readings alone do not mean medicines should stop. Changes should be made with proper monitoring.
Is diabetes reversal the same as remission?
“Reversal” is everyday language. “Remission” is the medical term for sustained normal glucose without glucose-lowering medicines.
Signs it's time to see a specialist
A specialist review is especially useful when diabetes is hard to control or the plan needs rethinking.
HbA1c stays high
Glucose remains above target despite medicines and lifestyle changes.
Frequent low sugars
Hypoglycaemia that is unexpected, severe or disrupting daily life.
Large glucose swings
Readings repeatedly swing between high and low.
Unsure about the diagnosis
It is unclear which type of diabetes you have or which treatment fits.
Several medicines, little effect
Glucose stays uncontrolled on combination treatment.
Diabetes with other hormone problems
Diabetes alongside thyroid disease, obesity, PCOS or other conditions.
Why see an endocrinologist for diabetes?
Diabetes is a core part of endocrinology, the specialty concerned with hormones and metabolism.
A DrNB-trained endocrinologist manages diabetes together with the other hormone and metabolic conditions that change how it should be treated.
Dr. Santosha Mantha sees adults, children and adolescents with diabetes.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Santosha Mantha, MD, DrNB Endocrinology (Adult & Pediatric). Last reviewed October 2026.
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Read before your visit
Short, plain-language guides on diabetes, written by Dr. Santosha Mantha.
Looking for better control of your diabetes?
Contact the clinic to discuss your concern and enquire about an appointment.