Insights into diabetes remission services: perspectives from general practitioners, family physicians and multidisciplinary teams
Pichanun Mongkolsucharitkul, Preeyanan Chainarongloka, Rachata Walsri, Thiwat Sajjapanichkul, Sureeporn Pumeiam, Theerapat Thearachote, Puwadol Polpuak, Akapol Phisarn, Supachai Krobtrakulchai, Jatuphoom Neelasri, Krisada Hanbunjerd, Korrakot Weratean, Korapat Mayurasakorn · 2025
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Pichanun Mongkolsucharitkul and co-authors ask Thai clinicians what it actually takes to run services that put diabetes into remission. Their 2025 qualitative study interviews seventeen physicians, nurses, dietitians, and program leaders across thirteen facilities. Remission care flips the usual script: instead of adding medicines, teams aim to restore metabolic health through diet and lifestyle.
Teamwork, personal plans, and steady monitoring emerged as the engines of success. Kitchens adapted with low-carbohydrate Thai meals and fasting schedules that fit local food culture. The friction points were structural: unclear guidelines, thin staffing, and uneven technology between regions. Medication reduction, done carefully, sat at the center of the work. The study's value is ground truth from a middle-income, rice-based food culture, where most remission evidence from Western diets does not translate directly. Implementers elsewhere get a map of what breaks first.
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| CREATOR | Pichanun Mongkolsucharitkul, Preeyanan Chainarongloka, Rachata Walsri, Thiwat Sajjapanichkul, Sureeporn Pumeiam, Theerapat Thearachote, Puwadol Polpuak, Akapol Phisarn, Supachai Krobtrakulchai, Jatuphoom Neelasri, Krisada Hanbunjerd, Korrakot Weratean, Korapat Mayurasakorn |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |