currently in hospital....

Tracey167 said:

Hi

Hope you feel better soon, are you on Lantus long acting insulin as well as short acting insulin? the reason i ask is when i was put onto 4 injections a day i was put on Lantus and humalog and i started to put the weight on and when i spoke to my nurse she said Lantus can cause weight gain, so she moved me onto levemir instead and i have lost the weight through weight watchers and back to my normal weight and have not had any problems with the levemir insulin

good luck

tracey167.

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princesskyra said:

I went in hospital weighing 9 stone 10 and came out 10 stone 3 I'm not happy at all and this is one of the reasons I stopped taking my meds in the first place!! ***!![/quote

I don't think you can blame insulin for that, it's more likely what you ate. A d your weight will fluctuate but about 3lbs per day anyway.

I've been on insulin for 6 months and only gained 5 pounds, and I actually could do with gaining a bit more since I lost a stone and a half before I was diagnosed. By eating a normal healthy diet there is no reason you should gain weight.

How about you tell is what you ate over a day? Portion size etc, and how much insulin you took. And someone can maybe give their advice on the food.

We're not medical experts though, we can only speak from experience

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princesskyra said:

I do eat a lot of carbs.....I really don't know what I'm supposed to eat! I don't eat meat or fish either! And I do eat a lot of food! Think my doc mentioned something about going on a course..! Oh and some good news I get to go home today yeehaaa thanks for all your help/advice everyone x

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