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A member asked:
Type 2 daibitcs best insulin with reduce weight?
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None: Sorry but currently there is no Insulin on the market that will cause weight loss. The best thing to do is to use the least amount of Insulin needed to keep your blood sugar acceptable. To avoid weight gain, it's recommended you increase your activity level while on Insulin once you start feeling better. There is an Insulin called Levemir (insulin detemir) that claimed to be weight neutral...
Answered 2/2/2015
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NO INSULIN WILL: To reduce weight, you need to eat properly and exercise, which is one of the most if not the most important part of your treatment as a diabetic.
Answered 3/26/2013
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None.: Type 2s make too much insulin, because of Insulin resistance. Too much Insulin makes fat cells fatter. Adding Insulin rx, the therapy of last resort for metabolic syndrome related type 2 diabetes, means all elese has failed. Glucophage (metformin) is the treatment of choice!
Answered 3/20/2015
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