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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RuthW" data-source="post: 856613" data-attributes="member: 148713">Actually, endocrinologists seem to be increasingly prescribing it off-label to type 1 diabetics with (I forget the posh, medical term for it but) fat on the belly region. My endo keeps suggesting it. I refuse because my BMI is normal, I am post-menopause, so my tiny spare tyre is normal, and I prefer to do things the hard way. But apparently, quite a few endocrinologists think it does work as a "diet aid" for type 1s.From what I've read, it "locks away" some of the glucose in your blood so it cannot be used to form fat. However, it means the glucose also cannot be used to fuel exercise, and that's why I refused it.</blockquote>

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