Am not 'trying' to lose weight, although I should [emoji18] . I was just curious if others had since a few of my friends warned me I would gain a lot of weight on insulin and advised me not to take it.
Needless to say I followed my Docs advice instead.
I just started insulin just over a month ago. I am on 25 units of Toujeo once a day.
Before I lost 25lbs (11kg, 1.7 stones) in just 6 weeks. My ketones were 2.58 mmol
Now that I've been on the insulin I have lost another 10lbs.
I am on a lower carb diet between 70-100 grams a day (I was...
I have RA, the pain may lesson a little with the removal of some of these items. However, it is like only taking a battery out of a smoke alarm, the fire still burns.