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- Type of diabetes
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Same happened to me I lost weight I did not need to when I went lower carb and then to make it worse Metformin took away my appetite and I was eating very little so I lost more I dropped to 7st 10lb from about 8st 4lb. I now take 500mg of SR Metformin once a day and manage to eat properly although not as much I used to and now I weigh just about 8 stone. Some will say to eat more fat to put weight on but that did not work for me I tried butter cream and full fat dairy which I didn't really enjoy so went back to my more moderate fat intake. I don't eat red meat sausages or bacon I don't like it but I have a lot of eggs and cheese which I love my fat is more from good oils like olive rapeseed and coconut oils, as well as olives a lot of avocados and a few nuts a day. I think you have to find what suits you and what food will help you put on weightHi I'm new I am type 2 diabetes and I'm regulating my blood sugar with a LCHF diet I've been doing this for 5 weeks now but I am not overweight I started at 8st 3pounds and I I'm now 7st 12 which is too light has anyone got an opinion on this please
Pauline
Hi I'm new I am type 2 diabetes and I'm regulating my blood sugar with a LCHF diet I've been doing this for 5 weeks now but I am not overweight I started at 8st 3pounds and I I'm now 7st 12 which is too light has anyone got an opinion on this please
Pauline
low fat cheese, 0 fat yogurt.
I also have high cholesterol and avoid saturated fat.
Hi I'm new I am type 2 diabetes and I'm regulating my blood sugar with a LCHF diet I've been doing this for 5 weeks now but I am not overweight I started at 8st 3pounds and I I'm now 7st 12 which is too light has anyone got an opinion on this please
Pauline
Hi.Remember the BMI is not that useful, and you can have a lot of hidden fat round your organs that you need to lose to control Type2. Without a scan it is very hard to tell. If you are a type 2, it is very likely you will benefit from losing a little weight even if it makes you look a little under weight.
However, GPs don't always get it right when they label people as "Type2".....
No all low fat yogurts have a lot of sugar you just have to read the labels to find the low sugar ones. For example Danone Light and Free is low fat and low sugar other makes are doing the sameFULL fat yogurt and FULL fat cheese. Did you know that when they take the fat out of yogurt they add sugar so it tastes like food? You are always hungry because you are not eating the fat your body needs to run on. Full fat dairy will also not raise your blood sugar as much. In my case my cholesterol went down.
build muscle? muscle weighs more than fat
Hello @Mplyon, no, you're not alone. I've never been overweight but I needed to "redistribute" a bit from around my middle. I lost a stone doing that and am now very thin. I eat a lot of everything I think is right for me, including all kinds of fat, and manage to maintain weight. A dietician would have a fit seeing the imbalance in my food but this is what it achieves for me ...
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Are you eating enough fat? What do you put on your salads?