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How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
Diabetics lose weight as there is no insulin available to move glucose into the body's cells, glucose builds up in the bloodstream. The kidneys then work to remove this unused sugar through urination. The sugar is not used as energy, so the body starts burning fat and muscle for energy, resulting in weight loss
Last updated on 30 Mar 2023
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How does weight loss help control Type 2 diabetes?
Extra weight around your waist means fat can build up around your organs, like your liver and pancreas. This can cause something called insulin resistance. So losing this weight could definetely help in controlling type 2 diabetes.
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Does type 2 diabetes cause weight loss?
Yes type 2 diabetes may cause unexplained weight loss.
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Are skin tags signs of pre-diabetes?
Yes, skin tags are signs of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. It may indicate that there is faulty insulin being produced in the body by the pancreas.
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Is 5.8 a healthy blood glucose level for a non-fasting test?
In general less than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L ) is normal. 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L ) is diagnosed as prediabetes. 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L ) or higher on two separate tests is diagnosed as diabetes.
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What's the importance of performing a blood glucose test?
It helps in the detection of diabetes.
Last updated on 30 Mar 2023
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