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What Causes Weight Loss In A Person Suffering With Lung Cancer And Diabetes?

my aunt is 76 years old and has had lung cancer diabetes uncontrolled and is overweight but in the last thirty days she is eating ever thing in sight ice cream candies cookies a lot of fats and processed meats and she lost twenty pounds and is still continuing to lose weight

Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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hello,
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr. Nirav.
I have gone through your queries for your aunt.

Diabetes patient loose weight as they have not enough insulin to store carbohydrate as a fat, so they will utilize the available fat and weight loos starts.

Though your aunt is taking ice cream, cookies and fat, but due to diabetes she will not be able to store it.
Plus your aunt has also lung cancer.
Lung cancer also loose the weight of patient as it will reduce the appetite.

So i think it will be difficult for your aunt to gain weight until she will control diabetes.

Have a better health.
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What Causes Weight Loss In A Person Suffering With Lung Cancer And Diabetes?

hello, Welcome to HCM. I am Dr. Nirav. I have gone through your queries for your aunt. Diabetes patient loose weight as they have not enough insulin to store carbohydrate as a fat, so they will utilize the available fat and weight loos starts. Though your aunt is taking ice cream, cookies and fat, but due to diabetes she will not be able to store it. Plus your aunt has also lung cancer. Lung cancer also loose the weight of patient as it will reduce the appetite. So i think it will be difficult for your aunt to gain weight until she will control diabetes. Have a better health.