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Higher BMI at the time of diabetes diagnosis is a significant predictor of greater weight loss during the first 6 years following diagnosis.

If you are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and have a higher BMI, you can expect to lose more weight in the first few years after diagnosis than those with a lower BMI. This is a common trend observed in clinical practice and is not a failure of willpower, but a physiological response to the diagnosis and treatment.

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As expected, the higher the BMIdiag, the greater the weight loss after diagnosis... with approximately 0.4 kg per unit increase in BMI.
Niels de Fine Olivarius et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015

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Consistent with multivariate analysis controlling for 20 baseline characteristics.

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Weight Changes following the Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes: The Impact of Recent and Past Weight History before Diagnosis. Results from the Danish Diabetes Care in General Practice (DCGP) Study

Niels de Fine Olivarius et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0122219

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