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<blockquote data-quote="Mileana" data-source="post: 308420" data-attributes="member: 44543"><p>I manage to lose weight on insulin - I'm type 1.5.</p><p></p><p>What I do is make sure my basal keeps me pretty stable during the day.</p><p></p><p>Then I go for 3 short brisk walks a day as a minimum - this wakes up your muscles to better receive the insulin present.</p><p></p><p>Then I reduce my carbohydrates to no more than 100g day, and I prefer to have those from vegetables, and add a bit of basmati rice and lentils. I tend to eat more fat, mainly from nuts, coconut milk and oil, and to some degree from meat. As I don't eat too much grain, I find that a bit of psylium husk helps my stomach.</p><p></p><p>When I go for longer walks which I often do, I bring a piece of fruit. I love fruit and when moving around, it seems I can better deal with it.</p><p></p><p>If I go low, I have now learned roughly how much carbohydrate it will take to stop the downward trend - it depends largely on my time since last insulin dose. I try to not over-treat my hypos.</p><p></p><p>I learned to count carbohydrates and inject my insulin (I am on basal/bolus) to match pretty closely what I need. I want to return to where I was before the meal, when I measure 2-3 hours later.</p><p></p><p>Keeping check of how many, and what type of carbohydrates you eat (slower ones are better), allows you to pretty closely match what you actually need and avoid taking too much. Exercise helps you make better use of the insulin you do inject. The lower range of insulin dose when reducing the carbs somewhat, helps you avoid going low and then have to eat again to stop that and slightly or moderately lower carb of a slower release version helps you to curb hunger.</p><p></p><p>You have to do a bit of reading and talk to your nurse about exactly how your dose is worked out - how many carbohydrates does she factor into your dose and if you want to change your diet some, what can you do to slightly reduce your insulin dose when needed.</p><p></p><p>It's a bit of a maths and puzzle, but it's certainly possible.</p><p></p><p>If for a start you could go for a walk at lunch and after dinner if possible, you might find the insulin working better for you and at least avoid having your dose increased again.</p><p></p><p>Is this all nonsense, or makes some sort of sense?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mileana, post: 308420, member: 44543"] I manage to lose weight on insulin - I'm type 1.5. What I do is make sure my basal keeps me pretty stable during the day. Then I go for 3 short brisk walks a day as a minimum - this wakes up your muscles to better receive the insulin present. Then I reduce my carbohydrates to no more than 100g day, and I prefer to have those from vegetables, and add a bit of basmati rice and lentils. I tend to eat more fat, mainly from nuts, coconut milk and oil, and to some degree from meat. As I don't eat too much grain, I find that a bit of psylium husk helps my stomach. When I go for longer walks which I often do, I bring a piece of fruit. I love fruit and when moving around, it seems I can better deal with it. If I go low, I have now learned roughly how much carbohydrate it will take to stop the downward trend - it depends largely on my time since last insulin dose. I try to not over-treat my hypos. I learned to count carbohydrates and inject my insulin (I am on basal/bolus) to match pretty closely what I need. I want to return to where I was before the meal, when I measure 2-3 hours later. Keeping check of how many, and what type of carbohydrates you eat (slower ones are better), allows you to pretty closely match what you actually need and avoid taking too much. Exercise helps you make better use of the insulin you do inject. The lower range of insulin dose when reducing the carbs somewhat, helps you avoid going low and then have to eat again to stop that and slightly or moderately lower carb of a slower release version helps you to curb hunger. You have to do a bit of reading and talk to your nurse about exactly how your dose is worked out - how many carbohydrates does she factor into your dose and if you want to change your diet some, what can you do to slightly reduce your insulin dose when needed. It's a bit of a maths and puzzle, but it's certainly possible. If for a start you could go for a walk at lunch and after dinner if possible, you might find the insulin working better for you and at least avoid having your dose increased again. Is this all nonsense, or makes some sort of sense? [/QUOTE]
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