02/02/2026
TOPIC:
"The Weight Loss That Wasnât A Good Newsâ
There came a lady called Amaka who was getting overly excited due to the numbers on the scale kept droppingâ2kg⌠4kg⌠6kg and so on... she felt she was winning..
Friends even said,
âWow! Youâre looking slimmer!â
But despite the drops on the scale, Amaka didnât feel or look healthy.....
She was always tired, always thirsty and visiting the toilet almost every hour.
No matter how much water she drank, her mouth stayed dry.
Then the strange part happenedâŚ
Amaka was eating more than usual big meals, snacks, even late-night food yet she kept losing weight.
She thought: âMaybe my body is finally burning fat.â which anyone will actually think.
But one morning, she felt dizzy at work. Her heart was racing, her vision became blurry and she felt weak like she could collapse.
A colleague insisted: âPlease check your blood sugar.â
She rushed to the pharmacy, the result came out: 18.7 mmol/L (very high).
Amaka was shocked.
The Nurse explained gently:
âWhen blood sugar stays high for a long time, the body cannot use glucose properly for energy.
So it starts breaking down fat and muscle instead. Thatâs why you can lose weight even while eating more.â
That day, Amaka realised something important:
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Not all weight loss is healthy.
Sometimes, itâs a warning sign.
She got tested properly, saw a doctor, did HBA1c to confirm and started treatment and strict lifestyle changes.
Within weeks, her energy improved, the constant thirst reduced and her weight gradually became stable again.
â ď¸Moral of the story:
If youâre losing weight WITHOUT TRYING especially with frequent urination, excessive thirst, tiredness and blurred vision..
Donât ignore it.
It could be a sign of consistent high blood sugar
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