diabetes and weight loss

[Diabetic Sam]

hi

its now been 8 months since i found out about my new condition - type 2

been on insulin ever since

however im still continuing to lose weight and im getting a bit concerned about it.

i was 96 kg back in july.. im now 68- and still continuing to lose weight..

how do i stop this constant weight loss? anyone with similar problem?

 

[fergus]

Hi Sam,

Are you sure you meant type 2 and not type 1? It's very unusual for a type 2 to be prescribed insulin on diagnosis. The weight loss is also symptomatic of a chronic lack of insulin.
How are your blood sugar levels? What is your diet like and has it changed since diagnosis?

All the best,

fergus

 

[Diabetic Sam]

hi fergus

the hospital dont know whether im type 1 or type 2.. when i first got admitted to hospital i was told i was type 1 - then few weeks later was told they were undecided and might take time for them to establish what it is exactly.

but on a recent letter that i got from them it had type 2 on there.. its all a bit confusing

i take two glicazide tablets just before breakfast - then 1 metformin tablet straight after - then same again in the evening before and after i have my main meal. Then i take insulin just before i go to bed.

my sugar levels are ok - in the mornings it could be anything between 6 to 11... same thing in the evenings...... sugar levels are probably high before i go to bed because i have food just hours before.

but im just a bit concerned with this constant weight loss - hence i was trying to find out if there was someone in the same position :?

 

[sami]

sorry but a bg of anything from 6-11 fasting is not ok 6 is ok 11 most deffantly not this could be why you are still loseing weight like you are

 

[Slinger]

just been to see diabetic nurse at the hospital, i asked her what the levels should be and she replied that under diabetes UK which who train the nurses and doctors the levels should be
before a meal 4.5 to 6.5
2 hours after a meal below 9

i mentioned that some people think that 9 is high but she said that the insulin hasn't stopped fully working and carries on for a few hours.

hope this clears a few things up for you

Ste