Remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Emerging concepts and proposed diagnostic criteria

Table 3 Interpretation of proposed criteria for remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diagnosis of T2DM/pre-diabetes	Evidence of biochemical remission	Antidiabetic treatment/ongoing intervention	Duration criteria	Reversal of pathophysiologic mechanism	Exclusion criteria	Interpretation
Yes	Complete	No	+	+	+	Complete remission
	Partial					Partial remission
Yes	Complete	Yes, but for non-glycemic indication	+	+	+	Incomplete remission
	Partial					Incomplete partial remission
No	Complete/partial	No	+/-	+/-	+/-	Transient hyperglycemia. No remission. Improvement in risk factors
Yes	Complete/partial	No	+	-	+	State of mitigation/T2DM mitigation

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.