Medications to help with type 2 diabetes have been associated with weight gain. from shutterstock.com December 7, 2017 Losing weight is hard, but it’s not any harder if you have type 2 diabetes Andrew Brown, UNSW ; Mike Lean, University of Glasgow, and Wilma Leslie, University of Glasgow Losing weight is an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes, as well as a prudent preventive measure. Beliefs that it’s harder to lose weight when diabetic are unfounded.