Many of us struggle with our weight, and although people with type 2 diabetes are often encouraged by their health provider to lose weight, it can seem daunting.

It’s especially frustrating when you’ve changed your diet and started moving more, but you still don’t see the results you want. Don’t blame yourself and keep trying to work toward your goals (you can do this!) but also consider one common culprit of weight gain that has nothing to do with nutrition and exercise: Diabetes medications.

Understanding what our bodies are attempting to tell us is an essential step on the path to better health. While obviously we can’t directly hear what our body is saying, if we pay attention, there are many signs that our body uses to communicate.

Your body is constantly communicating. Get in tune with it.

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