Can diabetes lead to obesity?

We know that obesity can be a cause of diabetes, but can diabetes actually cause obesity??

Absolutely, as you become more and more insulin resistant the fat tends to build up around your middle- near your pancreas. If you have excellent control you can avoid this extra weight, but it takes a lot of discipline and effort.
PS- When you are initially diagnosed patients will see a major weight loss (before the honeymoon phase of diabetes) this is because the body is literally "eating" away at itself and patients will become very thin (type I that it). Eventually however after insulin is introduced the tendency is for overweight. And for type 2- the patient is usually overweight to begin with and the inability to properly process sugars continues without exercise, nutrition and medicine in some cases.

It will depend on person to person - those who work hard they are healthy even if they are fat. Those who do exercise they can reduce fats and remain healthy. Report It

It's the opposite.

I see it the other way around....

It can if you are non compliant.

obesity can lead to diabetes, and if you are not careful about what you eat and your exercise you will get fat!

Actually, obesity can cause Adult Onset Diabetes that is caused by lifestyle habits. Poor eating habits ( consuming alot of fatty foods, unhealthy diet choices) and lack of exercise. However, with Type 1 Diabetes or Juvenile Diabetes, if the person doesn't stick to their diet plan, lack of exercise, then, sure, they can become overweight but, it would not be from the Diabetes itself. In not being compliant with their lifestyle habits, their Diabetes can worsen. I hope that this helps.

Obesity is usually a factor in the developement of diabetes, but the opposite can occur as well because of insulin use and the fact that diabetes can have effects that hinder regular excercise.

WebMD has a generous amount of info. Many people are only aware of 2 or 3 types but there are 5 types of diabetes. A couple of family/friends have had severe weight gain in a short period of time. They were told they have type 2 diabetes because they were adults. One 2yrs later & the other shortly after that discovered they had type 1.5 (adult onset Juvi diabetes). I could see the sudden weight gain in them. Hope this helped.

I agree with Shannon. There are so many different types of diabetes and most people are not even aware of them. I am also a Type 1.5. When my levels were uncontrolled, I lost a significant amount of weight. Once I was stabilized with insulin I rapidly gained back most of that weight and am now considered overweight by medical standards. I am careful with what I eat, control my portions well, do not over-indulge and am very active, but I cannot get the extra weight off. My doctors would prefer that I lose a few pounds, but are happy that I have such good control of my glucose levels.

It can if you are taking insulins to control the glucose levels!!!

It can also help those who have the genetics to gain weight until they start to loose uncontrollably with uncontrolled glucose levels.

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