Type 2 Weight Loss

Hi and welcome. I'm assuming your GP is correct, and it's your low carb way of eating that's causing the weight loss. It does do that - I had a similar experience with fairly quick and substantial weight loss. However I didn't (and don't) take any medication, so that will complicate things a bit. Your medication will tend to reduce your BG, and you should make sure your doctor is aware of what you plan to do - you don't want to be going too low.

Does your doctor think that cutting carbs as a T2 isn't "eating well"?

When I decided I'd lost enough bodyfat around the end of 2024, I just increased the amound of fat that I ate. My carb intake is still around 20g/day most days, but I probably have a few more days at 30-40g than I did four or five years ago. I'm staying in ketosis all of the time, so I'm not running on glucose for energy. My weight is stable, and I am gaining or regaining muscle. Blood glucose has been normal now for nearly six years.

Morganreagan3 said:

Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with T2D in may 2025 and have been managing my glucose level, my last Hba1c was 5.8. My major concern now is that I am rapidly loosing weight, from 94kg in may 2025 to 78kg in February 2026,My GP said it’s because I cut carbs completely from my meals and ain’t eating well.

I am on Gavusmet/Glipimiride.please I need advice to stabilize my weight.

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Hi @Morganreagan3 and welcome to the forum. Weight loss is always a worry, especially when it happens fairly quickly. I was in the diabetic range so I decided to cut my carbs right back to <30 gms per day. The weight just dropped off me, it was startling, and it didn’t stop dropping until I increased my carb intake. I did find a sweet spot, so to speak, for my carb intake. My weight stabilized after slowly increasing my carbs which has kept my blood sugars in the prediabetic range. I do a lot of exercise plus I’m on a med that increases insulin secretion.