You're very welcome MaviesDavies2 ! Also, I wanted to share one thing about why aiming to lose weight is important to manage diabetes effectively and possibly achieve remission and particularly where exactly to lose weight as it seems like we don't talk about it enough. If you are on a journey to lose weight, try target in priority the fat stored around the organs in the abdomen especially the liver and the pancreas. This will allow the organs to work normally again and leading to reversal of type-2 diabetes and namely insulin resistance. Below are some information to explain the why behind it:
A research published in 2011 by Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University shows that excess fat in the liver is a significant factor contributing to the development of diabetes. When there is excess fat in the liver, it makes the liver resistant to insulin which means that insulin can no longer stop glucose leaving the liver and entering the bloodstream. Doctor David Cavan, a consultant Physician at Bournemouth Diabetes and Endocrine centre describes it as “the insulin tap becoming leaky letting glucose levels rise in the blood”.
Here is how the vicious circle begins: in order to compensate for this misfunctioning, the pancreas produces more insulin. One of the effects of high insulin levels is that even more fat gets deposited in the liver which in turn worsens the problem. Over time, not only does the liver become filled with fat but so does the pancreas. A liver full of fat cannot work properly and so does the pancreas which is filled with fat can no longer function properly in producing insulin.
In many people with type-2 diabetes, excess fat in the abdomen is what seems to be causing diabetes, first it makes the liver resistant to insulin so that blood glucose levels rise and then by affecting the pancreas so that it cannot produce any more insulin. Therefore, when aiming to lose weight, try target in priority the fat stored around the organs in the abdomen especially the liver and the pancreas. This will allow the organs to work normally again and leading to reversal of Diabetes and namely insulin resistance. Some exercises that can help to lose belly fat are: Walking at quick pace, Swimming, Plank, Side plank hip lifts, Lying Leg Raises, Standing abs, Crunches, Bicycle crunches, Russian twists, Burpees, Sprawls, Mountain climbers.
Hope this will give you some insights as to why losing weight is important to manage diabetes effectively and more so burning the fat around the abdomen.
Kind regards.
Malika