Weight loss is good – even if you’re not overweight! 

It is known that obesity increases the risk of developing T2D but one in ten sufferers are not obese or overweight. Results from a study by Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University also presented at the 2022 Diabetes UK Professional Conference in March 2022, showed that an average 8% weight loss in these people, could also put the condition into remission. The project followed the earlier Counterpoint study, which showed that losing fat from inside the pancreas and liver – the two key organs involved in blood sugar control – was key to remission from T2D. Taylor and his team found that putting people on an strict 800 calorie a day diet when they were at or just above the healthy body mass index limit of 27 for two to four weeks, followed by a four to six week weight maintenance diet, was enough to do the trick, and most of the 20-strong study group were still slimmer a year later.  

Desang Diabetes Magazine is our free-to-receive digital journal (see below). We cover diabetes news, diabetes management equipment (diabetes ‘kit’ such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring equipment) and news about food suitable for a diabetic diet including a regular Making Carbs Count column. We just need your email address to subscribe you (it really is free, and you can easily unsubscribe should you wish to).

Sign me up!
Open publication
Buy a Desang kitbag

See our range of kitbags