Weight loss
People usually associate diabetes with obesity, and it is true. Obesity leads to a metabolic syndrome which is basically insulin resistance and other risk factors. Such insulin resistance gives double work for your pancreas, and after a while, this organ wears down, and diabetes ensues. However, once the damage is done, it is common to experience unexpected and speedy weight loss during diabetes.
Since not enough insulin is liberated into the bloodstream, it will not be available to open up the gates for insulin to enter fat cells. Fatty tissue continues to burn down, and there is insufficient glucose input to compensate, and that’s why people with type 2 diabetes start to lose weight regardless of their diet and physical activity.
As positive as this might seem, losing weight rapidly and without any reason is a sign we should look into because not only type 2 diabetes is considered as a cause. Doctors would need to rule out other degenerative diseases such as cancer and HIV.