Losing weight not enough to reverse type 2 diabetes

Weight loss does not appear to be enough on its own to reverse type 2 diabetes. — Filepic

Type 2 diabetes often comes hand in hand with other so-called “lifestyle diseases” such as heart conditions and obesity, and doctors have for decades been telling people with diabetes to lose weight to lessen the impact of the disease.

But losing weight is not enough, according to scientists and doctors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who have been studying the impact of weight loss on over 37,000 diabetes patients.