The therapeutic benefits gained by loosing weight soon after type 2 diabetes is identified are continued, even if patients the in due course regain weight, according to the results of research took place in Portland, Oregon.

"The main significance is that on average, patients who lose weight following diagnosis have better glycemic and blood pressure control than patients who don't, even if they subsequently regain the lost weight," study co-author Dr. Gregory A. Nichols told Reuters Health. "This is encouraging, because people who lose weight often have trouble keeping the weight off. We're saying that's OK, it's still worthwhile to lose it."

Although losing weight is definitely beneficial in patients with diabetes, last research that found the effects of weight loss did not split intentional from accidental weight loss due to illness or examine patterns of weight change eventually.