Incidence and Characteristics of Remission of Type 2 Diabetes in England: A Cohort Study Using the National Diabetes Audit

OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence of remission of type 2 diabetes in routine care settings. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS People with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol [6.5%] or RESULTS In 2,297,700 people with type 2 diabetes, the overall incidence of remission per 1,000 person-years was 9.7 (95% CI 9.6–9.8) and 44.9 (95% CI 44.0–45.7) in 75,610 (3.3%) people who were diagnosed CONCLUSIONS Remission of type 2 diabetes was generally infrequent in routine care settings but may be a reasonable goal for a subset of people who lose a significant amount of weight shortly after diagnosis. Policies that encourage intentional remission of type 2 diabetes should seek to reduce the ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities identified.