You don’t need to lose weight to reverse prediabetes, study finds

For a long time, doctors thought that losing weight was the most important thing to stop prediabetes. Prediabetes means your blood sugar is higher than normal, and it can lead to diabetes. But new research shows something surprising! You don't always need to lose weight to get better. The research found that some people with prediabetes could get their blood sugar back to normal even without losing weight. About one in four people in the study got better this way. This is good news because many people find it hard to lose weight, and they can feel discouraged. The key may be where your body stores fat. There are different types of fat. Visceral fat, which is deep inside around your organs, is not good. It can cause problems with insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. When insulin doesn't work well, your blood sugar goes up. But subcutaneous fat, the fat under your skin, can actually help! It can help insulin work better. This new information could change how doctors treat people with prediabetes. It shows that remission from prediabetes is possible even without weight loss.