In people with diabetes, insufficient insulin prevents the body from getting glucose from blood into the body’s cells to use as energy.
When this occurs, the body starts burning fat and muscle for energy
- Causing a reduction in overall body weight.
- Unexplained weight loss can occur in people who have Type 2 diabetes.
- but it’s more commonly found in people with Type 1.
- Parents are often the first to notice unusual weight loss in a child with Type 1 diabetes.