Steroid-Induced Diabetes to a Medicine-Free Life: Harsh Malik’s Comeback Story
I Quit Daily Diabetes Meds Within Just 20 Days!
- Name - Mr. Harsh Malik
- Age - 37 Years Young
- Profession - Consulting Professional (Investment Banking background)
- Place - Delhi.
With a strong family history of diabetes and a demanding global work schedule, I once believed medicines were my lifelong reality. FFD helped me rewrite that belief.
Key Takeaways
- HbA1c reduced from 7.8 to 5.5 in 7 months
- Weight: 94 kg to 72 kg (lost 22 kg) in 7 months
- Stopped 1000 mg Metformin within 20 days
- Regained stamina, strength, and athletic confidence
- Runs 5–6 km comfortably without breathlessness
- Active lifestyle despite global consulting work hours
My Diabetes Story
I was diagnosed with diabetes during the second wave of COVID while on high-dose steroids for recovery.
Insulin was temporarily introduced to protect my organs and manage dangerously high sugar levels.
Insulin was temporarily introduced to protect my organs and manage dangerously high sugar levels.
Although insulin was stopped within a few months, I remained dependent on Metformin 1000 mg daily, unable to discontinue it without sugar spikes.
Over time, I accepted the idea that diabetes might be permanent.
Over time, I accepted the idea that diabetes might be permanent.
How Was FFD Introduced & Why I Chose It
A family doctor, Dr. Bela Chaudhary, who had personally completed the FFD program, encouraged me to try it.
She believed my diabetes was recent, steroid-triggered, and reversible, especially given my age and lifestyle awareness.
After months of hesitation due to work pressure and travel, I finally joined hoping for clarity, not miracles.
After months of hesitation due to work pressure and travel, I finally joined hoping for clarity, not miracles.
Mr. Harsh MalikMy Transformation Story
The results genuinely surprised me.
My HbA1c dropped from 7.8 to 5.5, I was able to stop Metformin within just 20 days, and my weight reduced from 94 kg to 72 kg.
Along with these numbers came a visible shift in how I felt higher energy, sharper mental clarity, and far better endurance.
My HbA1c dropped from 7.8 to 5.5, I was able to stop Metformin within just 20 days, and my weight reduced from 94 kg to 72 kg.
Along with these numbers came a visible shift in how I felt higher energy, sharper mental clarity, and far better endurance.
What amazed me even more was that these results held steady despite working across US, Europe, and Asia time zones,
Irregular sleep, and festival seasons situations where my sugar levels earlier would always fluctuate.
FFD helped me understand why my body was changing insulin resistance, meal timing, fasting windows, and long-term sustainability so the results felt repeatable and dependable, not fragile or temporary.
Irregular sleep, and festival seasons situations where my sugar levels earlier would always fluctuate.
FFD helped me understand why my body was changing insulin resistance, meal timing, fasting windows, and long-term sustainability so the results felt repeatable and dependable, not fragile or temporary.
Athletic Identity
Running and yoga define my fitness today:
- Run 5–6 km comfortably on weekends
- Perform 24 Surya Namaskars, aiming for 108
Can jog, climb metro stairs, and sprint without breathlessness something I hadn’t experienced in over 20 years
This return to physical confidence has been one of the most emotional wins of my journey.
Current Lifestyle & Reflection
Today, I feel lighter, faster, and more capable physically and mentally. Sustaining the lifestyle is now my focus, not fear.
FFD didn’t just help me reverse diabetes, it reconnected me with my athletic self, something I thought was lost forever.
I’ve even enrolled my mother into the program, hoping our family story with metabolic illness finally changes direction.
