Few Newly Diagnosed type 2 diabetics succeed in losing weight – weight gain linked to much higher risk of complications. A register-based study from Finland identified three distinct BMI trajectory groups among patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. In a four-year follow-up, most patients followed a stable trajectory without much weight change. Only 10% of patients lost weight, whereas 3% gained weight. Mean BMI exceeded the threshold of obesity in all groups at baseline. Weight loss is a central treatment goal in type 2 diabetes, but the study shows that few patients succeed in it. The study was carried

Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics struggle as seen on The Hippocratic Post.