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Why is my mother losing weight?
My mother is a diabetes patient and has been losing a lot of weight lately (10 pounds in 1 month). Her diet, physcial activity and medication has not changed. What could be the reason for this weight loss?
1 Answer
This may or may not be due to her diabetes. If her diabetes is in poor control she may be losing a lot of calories in her urine & thus losing wt. (This is a trick used by young girls to lose wt. & look like Twiggy). If her blood sugars are in good control, then the diabetes is probably not the cause & you should see her Dr. immediately to find the cause as it might be curable if treated early.