I have had diabetes for the past 8 years and have been taking diabetes medication since then. At the time I was diagnosed, the doctor told me to take the pills every single day.
A family friend, Amarendra Singh, sent me a message through his wife, asking, “Ask sister-in-law if she wants to stop her sugar medicine.” I didn’t believe it at first. Then he explained that taking medicine for many years has an effect on life—like cutting trees repeatedly can eventually make them fall, the same applies to life. He told me that he had stopped his own medication. I was surprised. As he suggested, he even took me for the tests himself. With his help and guidance, I came to DRC Pune on February 11, 2024. At that time, my HbA1c was 8.8% and fasting insulin was 13.
There, Shilpa Madam and Joshi Sir counselled us, and on the same day, Dr. Swati reduced the dosage of my medicine. I immediately started following the lifestyle changes they advised. On March 14, 2024, when I repeated my HbA1c test, it had dropped to 7.2. After coming to DRC, my medication dosage was reduced further. In April, my HbA1c came down to 6.6%. Amarendra and his wife even came to my home to felicitate me. My joy knew no bounds—I was extremely happy and strictly followed the lifestyle.
On May 15, 2024, I went to the centre with my reports and personally met Dr. Dixit. When he saw that my HbA1c had dropped to 6.2%, he congratulated me.
Now, I feel much lighter. I am confident that once a person makes a firm decision, freedom from diabetes is definitely possible. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Dixit, all his colleagues at DRC, and Amarendra Singh. I also assure myself that I will soon be completely free from diabetes and will follow this lifestyle for life to stay that way.