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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cariadgypsy" data-source="post: 199582" data-attributes="member: 29898">Hi JudeI also put on weight, about 3st after going onto insulin. My bg's were too high and when I showed concern was advised by my diabetic nurse to keep increasing the insulin.  This was the worst advice.I asked if there were any alternatives, and was given Byetta last April. I was on the 5mg dose and half my previous dose of insulin for 2 months and then tried the 10mg and a quarter of the insulin.  The nausea was very severe so after 3 months I went back to the 5mg dose but by then I had lost 10 kg and continued to lower the insulin.I have now lost 22kg and have dropped from 100 units of insulin to 10 units a day.  I have not lowered my carbohydrate intake as it was low before and my weekly bg average has been between 6.5 and 7.0, but my Hba1c reading this week was 7.9, still too high.I am now a size 12/14 and weigh 78k, from a size 18/20 and 100kg a year ago and am delighted, but apparently need to lose another 8kg and hopefully my Hba1c will come down and I will be able to come off the insulin completely. Byetta and insulin together has worked very well for me, but I am now struggling to lose weight.  I don't particularly want to go any thinner but need to bring my Hba1c down.  I am very active and eat healthily.If anyone else has had a similar problem please let me know.BerylI have now been</blockquote>

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