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<blockquote data-quote="docarhamilton" data-source="post: 118376" data-attributes="member: 13888"><p>Losing weight isn't a magical process, but a simple matter of arithmetic. If you consume more calories than your body is using, you gain weight and if you want to lose weight you have to consume less calories than you use. </p><p>Insulin affects the way the body uses calories fron carohydrate, so yes it may cause problems if you want to lose weight. The problem is, how do you lose weight <em>safely,</em> while keeping your Diabetes under good control? Eat less and you increase the risk of going hypo. I know most Diabetics really hate the sensation of running with a low blood sugar, so the temptation is to get some extra carbs in whenever they feel this way. There goes your chance of losing weight!</p><p>I know I'm going to excite a lot of controversy here, but what I've sometimes advised patients to do in the past is to reduce their Insulin dose - just a little - then reduce food intake to keep their blood sugar levels down to normal. As long as you're testing regularly and making sure the blood sugar levels don't rise, then you're OK. You may have to test more often for a few days, but you'll soon re-stabilise at a lower calorie intake. Eating less will then make you lose weight - QED!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="docarhamilton, post: 118376, member: 13888"] Losing weight isn't a magical process, but a simple matter of arithmetic. If you consume more calories than your body is using, you gain weight and if you want to lose weight you have to consume less calories than you use. Insulin affects the way the body uses calories fron carohydrate, so yes it may cause problems if you want to lose weight. The problem is, how do you lose weight [i]safely,[/i] while keeping your Diabetes under good control? Eat less and you increase the risk of going hypo. I know most Diabetics really hate the sensation of running with a low blood sugar, so the temptation is to get some extra carbs in whenever they feel this way. There goes your chance of losing weight! I know I'm going to excite a lot of controversy here, but what I've sometimes advised patients to do in the past is to reduce their Insulin dose - just a little - then reduce food intake to keep their blood sugar levels down to normal. As long as you're testing regularly and making sure the blood sugar levels don't rise, then you're OK. You may have to test more often for a few days, but you'll soon re-stabilise at a lower calorie intake. Eating less will then make you lose weight - QED! [/QUOTE]
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