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Type 2 Insulin and weight gain.


Sue, when I started reducing my carb intake, I was only looking at bringing my blood numbers into line. I had no aim to lose weight. At that time, aside from shunning any low fat versions of products (like low fat yoghurt, or lower fat spreads), I didn't add much fat. My luuuurve handles just melted away; quickly.

When I wanted to stabilise my weight as I go as think as was sensible, I had to up the proteins and fats a bit to make my weight balance.

I must stress, however, that I was not taking any medication, never mind insulin, so didn't have to consider that. If you are going to make drastic changes, please do ensure you know how to adjust your insulin doses, if necessary.
 
AndBreathe said:
If you are going to make drastic changes, please do ensure you know how to adjust your insulin doses, if necessary.
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Thanks @AndBreathe - think I said before, that until I'm out the other side of surgery I won't be doing anything - other than keeping to lowish carb.

After that, see how things are - but the Clinic trusted me to titrate myself up, so hopefully it will be OK to try it down
 
Insulin doesn't make you fat it just gives you added weight til your body is rehydrated and working properly again. Now in theory you can then exercise and cook yourself good none processed food. Living longer and possibly losing that added weight.
I agree low carb, less insulin needed.
Mind u it doesn't matter how much insulin I need, same weight added so it must be from the carbs.
R-ala and low carb staved off my weight gain but it did come with carb ingestion, eventually.
 

Hello again "Lovely lady". To add to my previous post: When I went to Uganda in July 2001 I was Diabetic on tablets and I weighed 12 and a half stone. There were no flush toilets, just a hole in the floor, and I found it difficult to "squat" at 59 years of age. So I started to eat as little food as possible so that my toilet needs would be reduced. Three months later I weighed 10 and a half stone after eating very little but only carbs. FOOD PUTS ON WIGHT. Less food takes weight off.

Now I need to learn my own lesson: This is my 5th week on LCHF and in the first 3 weeks I lost 3 kg. I weighed myself this morning and I have not lost any weight these past 2 weeks even though I have been able to reduce my Insulin needs from 44 units am to 40 units and in the evening from 34 units to 20 units. I MUST BE EATING TOO MUCH LCHF.
 
My weight has gone back up to 85 kilos - but my Insulin needs have dropped from 44 am to 38 am and 34 pm to 18 pm.

I reckon I stil eat too much.
 
duckyhenny said:
Has anyone else put weight on since starting on insulin? I have put on nearly a stone in the last 6 months since starting insulin injections.
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Hi There
I started Nova Rapid and lantus a month ago and put on nearly 4kgs. I was size 8 and it’s size 10 within a month of starting on insulin. I don’t want to gain anymore
 
I weigh around 15 stone but I eat less than 1600 calories a day, I have quite a bit of muscle , I was told by my consultant that insulin is the culprit ( 50 year's for me ) if I wasn't on insulin I'd weigh about 7 stone lol
 
Hello Kristin. Please do not be tempted to "shut your mouth". The information you have posted is very sound and will, I am sure, be a big help to someone. I don't think people really take offense and the more opinions that are posted on this Forum the better it is for all of us. Your comments are polite and sensitive.
Have a happy new year.
 
Insulin doesn’t put on weight but what you put in your mouth does!
 
I lost 3 and a half stone in hospital and on humlin m3 then I left on June 1st and was put on tresiba and novo rapid and I've put all of my weight back on.

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