Weight Loss Matters





Did you know that nearly 9 out of 10 people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are overweight? If you are overweight, losing some weight could help you better manage your diabetes. Weight Loss Matters is an American Diabetes Association program that will help you lose weight and take care of your diabetes. You can lose weight and keep it off. Your first step is to talk with your doctor about losing weight. It can be hard to talk about weight loss. But Weight Loss Matters will help you get started.





Diabetes and Metabolic Health





People with diabetes are more likely to be overweight and to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. At least one out of every five overweight people has several metabolic problems at once, which can lead to serious complications like heart disease.





Are You at Risk for Obesity?





One way to find out if your weight puts you at risk for diabetes is to look at your body mass index, or BMI, which is based on a calculation of your height and weight. Use our BMI calculator to find out.





Getting Motivated





Getting motivated to lose weight can be hard, especially if you have tried to lose weight in the past. Find out whether you are ready to begin a weight loss plan and get inspired to take the first step.





Getting Started





Learn what you can do to lower your risk.





Small Steps for Your Health





Changing to a healthier lifestyle can be tough. Get ideas and tips for making small steps towards a healthier lifestyle. Also, find out what the ingredients are for success.





Healthy Weight Loss





Reality is that losing weight in a healthy way and learning how to to keep it off for years is not easy. It takes a new way of thinking. Are you ready?





Be Active! But How?





Being active is a big part of living a healthy lifestyle. Check out the benefits of being active, how much activity is best for you, and get a few tips to be more active now. Copied from the American Diabetes Association web site





As you can see 9 out of 10 of people are overweight when suffering from type 2 diabetes, therefore, it is imperative that body weight must be controlled.





One must look at the percentage of people overweight on this continent today