weight gain

Hi, I'm a 23 year old girl with a job that pretty much leaves me with no free time. I recently started taking my insulin again after feeling depressed for a very long time and I didn't want to admit I was having a 'burn out'. What I quickly realised was that I was developing something called...

It is great to be here and would also be great to see how everyone is managing their sugar levels.

Greetings from rainy California! I am a woman in my early 40's with a strong family history of type I AND II diabetes, both. I guess I got double-whammied. I've had gestational diabetes in the past, but that was 20 years ago, and it went away afterwards. It also went overlooked until nearly the...

Hi First post ever! Here goes: Type 1, 33 years. I have been low carb-ing for the past 2 months and am enjoying very flat readings of between 5 and 7. My insulin dosage is worrying me though as it seems out of line with many others here and I am also experiencing significant weight gain...I am...

Often when we want to make a significant change for the better in our lives there are people around us who will sabotage that change. This can be for a number of reasons; sometimes your change can cause uncertainty for a family member, co-worker, friend, or associate. They may feel guilty they...

Hi, I suspected something was wtong just over a year ago so i bought a blood sugar meter and started testing. I found that certain foods... Rice, bread, ( Starchy carbs) gave me huge spikes.... Readings of 26 which took a couple of days to settle. I signed in here...( As...