Is losing weight harder if you have diabetes?

(Jamie Hayes) #1

It’s interesting to read what “experts” are saying. https://theconversation.com/losing-weight-is-hard-but-its-not-any-harder-if-you-have-type-2-diabetes-86773

(Doug) #2

It is essentially saying that insulin resistance does not matter when it comes to losing weight.

Admittedly, it’s surprising that weight loss was virtually the same across non-diabetics, pre-diabetics, and diabetics.

(Jamie Hayes) #3

It surprises me as well.

(VLC.MD) #4

I’ll bet they are talking reduced calorie diets, not Keto.

(Doug) #5

Yeah, VLC, I think so - “a liquid formula diet for weight management.” Yummy, eh? :smile:

Still, I’d have thought the more insulin-resistant ones would lose less weight.

#6

I think it is odder that it was a higher carb diet I would expect a diabetic to have a harder time releasing fat while consuming carbs than someone who is insulin sensitive. That is the premise of the keto diet that it is the insulin

(VLC.MD) #7

I think the weight loss was unimpressive for everyone.
Keto for diabetes works so well who cares what came before it.

(Jamie Hayes) #8

Yes I’d bet the same.

(Jamie Hayes) #9

The comments at the bottom of this The Conversation article are interesting. One expert wrote “This is supported by many other studies showing that fat and protein intake - not just carbohydrate intake - stimulate insulin requirements.”