Why does type 2 diabetes cause weight gain?
I have just been diagnosed with type 2 but am at a healthy weight. A lot of what I have been reading cites weight gain as a symptom of diabetes but I can’t understand why (if your cells aren’t getting enough energy, they break down fat = weight loss??). Is it because it increases your appetite? Or is it not a symptom, but a cause?
If anyone could clear this up for me please?
Weight loss is symptom of diabetes, not weight gain. Overweight people have higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, maybe that is what you are thinking of.
admin on November 1st 2009 in Diabetes and Fats
hummingbird responded on 01 Nov 2009 at 6:51 pm #
Weight loss is symptom of diabetes, not weight gain. Overweight people have higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, maybe that is what you are thinking of.
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Type 2 diabetic
Jennifer responded on 01 Nov 2009 at 7:05 pm #
If anything, it causes weight loss.
References :
http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/early-warning-signs-of-diabetes/