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Send us a text [Learn with Dr. Westman: Episode 4] Type 2 diabetes and obesity occur together so often that doctors sometimes use the word "diabesity" to capture both -- but not everyone with obesity has diabetes, and not everyone with diabetes is overweight. How does all this work? Watch our latest video for the simplest and most straightforward explanation for how type 2 diabetes develops and why it doesn't always go hand-in-hand with excess weight.