Is it harder to lose weight if your blood sugar is high?

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Is it harder to lose weight if your blood sugar is high?

Is it harder to lose weight if your blood sugar is high?

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Is it harder to lose weight if your blood sugar is high?

Losing weight with insulin resistance is more difficult because your body converts blood sugar into fat instead of energy

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Can insulin resistance cause weight loss?

Yes, in rare cases it can cause rapid weight loss. This is because your body is not able use glucose as energy. So it starts burning muscles and fat.

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Is it normal to lose weight in diabetes?

Yes, it is normal to lose 5% of your total body weight during diabetes. In fact losing weight can help manage diabetes better.

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What is insulin resistance?

Insulin resistance is when cells in the body do not respond properly to the communication signals from insulin.

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What are the earliest ways to detect insulin resistance?

Doctors use the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test or the A1C test to diagnose prediabetes. Less often, doctors use the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), which is more expensive and not as easy to give. The A1C test reflects your average blood glucose over the past 3 months.

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Does losing weight lower blood glucose in type II diabetes?

Yes, it has been observed that weight loss affects blood sugar levels.

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