Effect of Dr Dixit Lifestyle on HbA1c level
- Conditions
- Overweight, (2) ICD-10 Condition: E119||Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/03/041035
- Lead Sponsor
- Chitale group Bhilawadi
- Brief Summary
Diabetes is a widespread metabolic condition with an estimated 10% of the population in India being prediabetic and 10% being diabetic. The prevalence is on rise. The latest statement issued by American Diabetes Association regarding standards of medical care in diabetes and a consensus statement by the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists recommend lifestyle intervention as the preferred treatment option for prediabetes and newly diagnosed diabetes up to 3 months, as it has been shown to be safe and highly effective, reducing the progression to type 2 diabetes by more than 40%. Unfortunately the lifestyle suggested in present era which includes multiple small meals and exercise has failed to show its results. It is common to see that in almost all patients of type 2 diabetes, the doses and number of medicines for diabetes keep on increasing during the progress of disease.
The principal investigator of this study has initiated "World free of obesity and diabetes" campaign in 2013. In this campaign 2 Only Meals and Exercise (2-OMEX) lifestyle popularly known as Dr Dixit Lifestyle is advised to participants. In this lifestyle the person is supposed to eat only two meals when he/she is really hungry. In between two meals the person can take water, thin home made buttermilk and black tea (all these without adding sugar/jaggery/honey/sugar substitute). With this the person is supposed to walk for 4.5 Km at a stretch everyday. Research papers published so far indicate that this lifestyle causes average weight loss to the tune of 6.8 Kg in six months. It also causes reduction in fasting insulin level. It can also cause reversal of prediabetes status. Case report of diabetes remission is also published.
The hypothesis is that by reducing eating frequency the insulin level in body decreases. This makes body to use fats for energy. It increases insulin sensitivity and reverses ill effects of insulin resistance. The present study is conducted with the aim to see effect of this lifestyle on HbA1c levels in prediabetes and diabetes and also to see the remission in diabetes.
If the results are encouraging then we will have a lifestyle that is free of cost, does not require a doctor/expert, does not require you to buy any machine or nutritional supplements and most importantly one can follow it happily for life time!
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 147
Prediabetics with HbA1c from 5.7 to 6.4; People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes without any complications; may or may not be on anti diabetic medication; should be able to self report regarding meals and exercise.
Participants with diagnosed cardiovascular disease, nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy or diabetic foot; those unable to do exercise; those who do not give consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in HbA1c by 1gm% in diabetics and 0.5 gm% in prediabetics Every month for 12 months in diabetics and every three months for 12 months in prediabetics
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in BMI and waist circumference Every three months for 12 months Reduction in dose and frequency of anti diabetes medicines in diabetics At the beginning of study and after one year Reduction in HOMA-IR At the beginning and after one year Diabetes remission % After one year of beginning the study
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Professors cabin, Department of Community Medicine, BJ Government Medical College
🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India
Professors cabin, Department of Community Medicine, BJ Government Medical College🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, IndiaDr Jagannath Vinayak DixitPrincipal investigator9922994777drjvdixit@gmail.com