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Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: Your First Year Plan

What to change first, which numbers to track, and the complication screening that quietly protects your next twenty years.

14 July 2026 7 min readGeneral & Internal Medicine

The First Three Months

Diet structure beats dieting. Fixed meal timings, halving refined carbohydrate portions, adding protein and fibre, and 30 minutes of brisk walking on most days move HbA1c more reliably than any single food swap.

Numbers Worth Tracking

HbA1c every three months until stable, then twice a year. Fasting and post-meal sugars at home. Blood pressure at every visit. Lipid profile, kidney function and urine albumin annually.

Screening That Prevents Damage

An annual dilated eye examination, a foot examination for sensation and pulses, and urine albumin testing detect eye, nerve and kidney complications years before symptoms appear.

Our dedicated diabetic clinic combines physician review, dietitian counselling and these screenings in one visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can type 2 diabetes be reversed?

Early diabetes can go into remission with substantial weight loss and sustained lifestyle change, but monitoring must continue.

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Our General & Internal Medicine team consults at our HSR Layout campus with in-house diagnostics and inpatient beds.

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