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katylee

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Location
leeds
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi. I have been type 2 now for over 4 years now, and I have been told by my doctor and diabetes nurse that I need to go on insulin and up to now I have said no to it. My blood sugar levels are high and I am trying every thing possible to bring them down, I have also lost 5 stone and still losing, What I am so afraid of, is that if I go on insulin I will put the weight back on, Is there an insulin that does not put weight on.
 
Well done on the weight loss, was it deliberate though or has it come off rapidly with little effort. are you able to do any home readings ?

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Hi I was told I would put on 1/2 a stone any weight gain after that would be like anyone else if I ate a lot because I had insulin I would gain weight I've mentioned this before but my research was two people I knew both thin and on novo rapid and levimir I asked or those insulins not exactly scientific but good enough for me like you I was very worried about weight gain but with novo rapid you can choose how much to eat or not eat at all so far I have lost weight gained weight as I did pre insulin but it is always a worry for me as well because before diagnoses I could eat everything I wanted and more and not put on a pound I miss those days even though I felt ****
 
Depends also on your insulin resistance left after your weight loss and damage that may have occurred to your insulin production. If your weight loss was sufficient to reverse the effects of resistance but have damaged insulin producing cells in the process insulin should not cause weight gain.

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there's no reason why insulin should casue weight gain as long as you are deciding what you want to eat and then matching insulin appropriately to that. The problems would come were you to inject a defined dose of insulin and then have to eat to match it in order to avoid hypos.

It may take a bit of figuring out, but shouldn't really be a problem long term i fyou approach it sensibly.
 
Agree with Dave, eat sensibly and inject accordingly. Don't fall into the trap of taking too much insulin and having to snack to avoid going hypo.


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What exactly are you doing about diet & exercise. I know we are all different but just wanted to share my story with the forum.

I was diagnosed about 3 years ago and just told to eat sensibly, 5 a day etc. BG levels kept increasing every time I had an HbA1c test and so did the medication. Then last year DN suggested injections and that made me start doing my own research ending up with this forum.

I changed my diet to low good carbs, started taking regular walks and what a difference it made. Have lost nearly 3 stone, got my BG levels under control, blood pressure down to normal, 4ins off my waist. Have stopped the Gliclazide and hoping to reduce the Metformin soon.

I apologise if you have already embarked on self control but just wanted to encourage you to try if you haven't.




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Hi as Dave says, if you eat sensibly when on insulin i.e. keep the carbs down a bit then you shouldn't gain weight. This assumes you are on the Basal/Bolus regime and that you are carb-counting. Don't let the surgery put you onto a fixed rapid (NovoRapid?) dosage as some seem to do (why?) as it can either lead to weight gain or hypos. If you still have weight to lose then I would delay going onto the insulin until you reach a normal BMI as either your blood sugar will come into the right range anyway or you will remove any remaining inulin resistance which will make it easier to control with insulin.
 
Hi, I was on insulin and I gained about 3 stone. I was on byetta and lost all the weight I gained with insulin I'm now on Lyxumia. I was told by my dr and the hospital professor I see, that insulin makes you hungry so your feeding the insulin. It's a vicious circle. Well that's my story with insulin.
 
Hi, and thank you all for your help, the weight loss has taken me nearly 2yrs to lose, I am what you call severely disabled with wheelchair use, I also have an underactive thyroid, 2yrs ago I weighed 25 stone 5 pounds, to- day I got weighed and now stand 20 stone 9 pound,. At the moment I take 4 metformin and 4 gliclazide . I cannot exercise now, I used to go swimming but not now as I have motion vertigo and it does not mix well with water. The diet I have put myself on is one that I have deviced my self and is working for me, I only hope it will be enough to stop me going on insulin. Again thank you all for your input , it has helped me , lynn
 
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