For type 2 diabetes, treatment should continue only if there is at least 11 mmol/mol (1.0%) reduction in HbA1c and weight loss of at least 3%
Dieting and exercising on your own can help to maintain health, but life is busy and stressful, and maintaining a healthy weight continues to become more difficult as we age
A diet based on whole foods, prioritising vegetables, fruits, complex carbohydrates, meat, dairy, legumes, oily fish, nuts, and extra-virgin olive oil, has the strongest evidence
Aside from loss of muscle mass, menopause has been shown to mess with gut health in a way that studies suggest is associated with increased body fat 8 , decreased metabolic rate, and insulin resistance due to changes in how estrogen is metabolized
If you have had gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, or another bariatric procedure, work closely with your bariatric surgeon and prescribing provider during the transition