Will weight loss lower blood sugar?
Yes it has been observed that weight loss affects blood sugar levels.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
If you are taking insulin you are advised to watch your weight. Take lil carbohydrates and restrict eating prior to bedtime. Take your medications on time and exercise daily this will help you lose weight and manage diabetes well.
Fasting for at least 16 hours gives the body a chance to rest and allows blood levels of insulin to drop significantly. Not only does this help burn fat, it can also lower your risk of disease, particularly cancers, diabetes and prediabetes
Weight loss helps to release adequate insulin from the pancreas which helps in utilising sugar and not storing it as fat.
Whether it can cure diabetes is still a doubt. But weight loss can definetely help in lowering blood sugar levels which in turn can help manage diabetes better.
A fasting level of 30 mU/mL indicates greater insulin resistance in a diabetic individual than in a normal patient without insulin resistance.
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