weight and insulin resistance

[Spiral]

How much weight do you have to loose before this really starts to affect BG numbers because insulin resistance is lower?

I have read that it is 10%. Is this true? And if it is true, 10% of what? Because 10% is a relative thing depending on your BMI. Do bigger BMIs have to loose more than low BMIs?

Is there a chart the shows how much the insulin resistance is lowered depending on how much weight you loose? Or would this depend on your levels at diagnosis?

 

[hanadr]

I have lost about 17% of my original weight and have good numbers, but I haven't tried without the Metformin, so i don't know if it's worked for me. i still want to lose much more weight.

 

[sugarless sue]

The 10% is generally body weight.So ,for instance,if you weighed 15 stone,which is 210 pounds 10% would be 21 pounds.I know that when I lost past 10% I could really see a difference in my blood sugar levels coupled with reducing carbs.

 

[markd]

I started to notice my BG dropping (both fasting and post-prandial) after I'd lost 10% of starting weight, I was also on 2x500mg metformin daily, but that didn't really drop my BG much until I'd lost the weight.

Now I've dropped around 35% of my starting weight (and my BMI is now 'normal') my BG levels have returned to normal fasting and post-prandial values and even passed an OGTT. I'm still on one 500mg Metformin daily, but when I skipped that for almost a week (ran out), it didn't make any difference. I also exercise a reasonable amount - lots of brisk walking, but nothing intense like gym-work. I do ensure that I have a good walk pretty much every day, rather than just weekends only.

I'm going to stay on the Met even though I could probably (for now) get away without it - I may as well try and reduce the stress on my pancreas a bit...

Mark