I was a fitness freak, but I still got Diabetes. FFD Helped me Beat it.
Muktotsav Winner - Lowest HbA1c award – Male Category.
- Name- Mr. Janardan Shaligram Pandey
- Age- 46 years
- Profession- Chairman
- Place - Ambarnath East, Dist-Thane
As chairman and CEO of Mega Group of Companies, my life is quite hectic. We are a leading manufacturer of load-lifting applications: chains, steel wire ropes & material handling equipment, with offices and projects in India and abroad. My work involves a lot of travel, including to overseas destinations where it’s quite a challenge for vegetarians like me to get the food of their choice.
Despite my busy schedule, I make it a point to go to the gym regularly. Diet-wise, in addition to being vegetarian, I have abstained from sweets since more than five years, and have always been a teetoateller. In 2020, I contracted Covid 19, during the first wave and needed hospitalization.
I was discharged on 9 July but didn’t feel 100% fit even months later. It so happened that I needed a cosmetic procedure that required a blood test. On doing the test, however, I was surprised to see my blood sugar counts read 225—well above the normal range.
My family doctor’s advised me to redo the test. The result was the same—a BSL reading of 225. And my HbA1C was 8.9. There was no avoiding it. I was diabetic. I was stunned. I knew what was in store for me.
My father had battled diabetes for more than 30 years, finally succumbing it on 13 June 2011, passing away in a diabetic coma. Not only did I not want to the same experience, I hated even the thought of being on medicines for the rest of my life.
Mr. Janardan Shaligram Pandey
Diabetes had also robbed me of my energy. I felt fatigued all the time. It was a horrible feeling especially for someone who always took such pride in being fit. I was determined not to live this way, and began researching the net for ways to permanently reverse diabetes.
I came across several people and businesses claiming they could reverse diabetes, but they didn’t seem genuine to me. Then one day I stumbled on an FFD video. It was like someone had switched on a light in a dark room. Suddenly, the idea of diabetes reversal seemed more than possible—it seemed doable for anyone.
I immediately registered for the online first session. Dr. Pramod Tripathi, FFD’s founder, explained in very simple terms the science behind diabetes reversal programs. Its protocols and what a participant could expect. I was most impressed and immediately enrolled in the Holistic Transformation Program (HTP) Batch 63.
The program began on 1st Oct 2020; unbelievably, on 15 October, I was told I could stop all my medicines. My dream had finally come true. I could hardly believe it. I weighed 74.5 kg when I started the program and my HbA1C was 8.9.
My weight is now a very stable 60 kg, and my HbA1C at 4.7 is the lowest any participant achieved in the entire year. It won me the award for ‘Lowest HbA1C for Males’ at Muktotsav 2021—FFD’s annual celebration of participants’ achievements during the year.
None of this would have been possible without the guidance, support, and encouragement of my assigned team at FFD: Dr . Sharvari Jadhav my physician, Puja Shah my Dietician, and Dr. Saloni Mehta my Diabetologist.
I feel discipline is the key to reversal, and I’m pleased to say I never broke or deviated from the protocols even once. On 7 Dec 2021, I took the Glucose Tolerance Test. This is the final validation of diabetes reversal. And I cleared it!
I say with great humility and certainty, FFD is a boon to us all, and Dr. Tripathi is performing a great service for all mankind. He deserves nothing less than the National Award in the Medicine and Health category for his commitment to saving people from the menace of Diabetes.
