For the 98 million American adults with prediabetes, a term used for people with higher blood sugar than blood sugar which is not high enough to diagnose type 2 diabetes, weight loss can reduce the risk of progressing type 2 diabetes.
“Weight loss can help reduce insulin resistance and can even delay or prevent complications from occurring,” said Kimberly Rose-Francis, RDN, certified specialist in diabetes based in Sebring, Florida.
As for people who have already received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, weight loss can also help them and even change the course of the disease. In fact, some who lost 23 to 33 pounds and maintained that weight loss could have sent the condition in remission.
“Diabetes cannot be reversed, but it can come into remission, which means that signs and symptoms are reduced,” explains Rose-Francis. And, unfortunately, the changes are not permanent. “If someone who is in remission dates back to their same eased eating habits and consumption, diabetes can come out of remission and turn around,” she said.
The point to take away
- Losing only 5 to 10% of your body weight can help you better manage your type 2 diabetes in a significant way, improving your well-being and your overall quality of life.
- Weight loss can help improve your insulin resistance and improve your blood sugar control, two key components to manage type 2 diabetes.
- Weight loss also offers a number of cardioprotective effects, a significant connection because diabetes and heart problems often go hand in hand.
- With regard to weight loss and diabetes management, make lifestyle changes that work for you and that you can keep in the long term to take advantage of the greatest advantages.
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