Rochelle1990
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I only eat an apple or an Alpen light bar between meals if my sugars are going a little low to keep me going until my next meal. I only inject 12-15 units of Novo Rapid alltogether for my 3 meals each day.
it may well be that you are getting healthy ..you are supposed to have a belly...girls are skinny, women are supposed to be rounded..marilyn monroe was a size 16I'm meeting my dietician on Wednesday so I'll ask her what I could change in my diet. Thanks for your advice. I feel really ale conscious about my tummy now I'm wearing different clothes in the warm weather x
I'm meeting my dietician on Wednesday so I'll ask her what I could change in my diet. Thanks for your advice. I feel really ale conscious about my tummy now I'm wearing different clothes in the warm weather x
I'm going on my first carb counting course next weekI had a phase a few weeks ago where I had quite a few hypos which resulted in my ratios being changed. Perhaps that's to blame for it x
In my view yes insulin causes weight gain, it acts like a steroid.
Typically because diabetics develop some level of insulin resistance more insulin is required than what would be in a non diabetic even for the same meal.
Yes - which is why we ought to be offered Metformin, if we like it. As much ex as poss, and moderate/low carbs.I wouldn't say it was typical - there are a lot of long term Type 1's who are insulin sensitive. However, the more and higher doses of insulin you need to cover your carbs, the higher the chances of developing insulin resistance become.
Signy
Not just the NHS, O Spikey One. All medical establishments everywhere, I think. The Danes are the same. It's just Orthodoxy, that terrible thing.This is a huge educational failure by the NHS for T1s and a very common problem.
The solution is very simple. Reduce the total daily dose (TDD), *gradually*, and reduce food / carb consumption in line with the reduced insulin.
What happens time and time again is newly diagnosed T1s are put on a rehabilitation dose that corrects very high blood sugar, corrects underweight due to pre diagnosis ketoacidosis, and works with completely suppressed beta cell function. But they never tell us to reduce the TDD when all of these problems are corrected 3-6 months after diagnosis. The TDD is then *too high*. The high TDD causes constant hunger unless the person "eats to the insulin" and thus gains weight constantly.
And HCPs are surprised to see overweight T1s. Overweight T1s are iatrogenic - caused by (inappropriate) medication. :-(
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