If there is any one statement about which all type 2 diabetics and all experts in type 2 diabetes can agree, it is that losing weight when you have type 2 diabetes is hard to do.  Some of the once-popular medications for type 2 diabetes, namely Actos and Avandia, turn out to have worked by creating new fat cells that store sugar in the form of fat. Insulin and medications that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin don’t just clear sugar out of the bloodstream, they also store fat.

The things type 2 diabetics do to keep their blood sugar levels under control prime fat cells for greedy storage of every extra calorie. But scientists have found that taking R-lipoic acid, L-carnitine, and two of the B vitamins might be just the right prescription for increasing diabetic fat loss.