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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hello, my name is Royina, I’m 24 years old, and I’ve had T1D for 3 years now. For my first 1.5 years as a diabetic I lived in India, had a low carb,low fat, high fibre diet, and needed very small amounts of insulin (about 15-20 units total a day). Last Feb I moved to Australia and since then the amount of insulin I need to take keeps increasing. At first I thought it was the honeymoon period ending, or a need for protein blousing however my ICR keeps getting worse (it’s at 1:3 now). The total amount of insulin I need now is 70u.
During this same time, the number of calories I’ve been able to eat keeps reducing. I was on a steady diet of 1100 cals/ day but now I’m at about 600-700 cals/ day. This is largely because I have prolonged spikes after eating and I have to correct for a few hours before I come down, in which case I often tend to go too low, then rebound etc. Thus most of the time I’m eating to correct and I only eat a small breakfast and dinner now.
My exercise has stayed consistent- HIIT about 3-5 days a week. However my weight has increased from 50kgs to 54kgs. I’m unable to bring that down too.
I’m really worried about how my insulin requirements keep increasing about the amount of food I get to eat is decreasing. I’m concerned that I can’t eat more without risking putting on weight and becoming even more insulin resistant.
Has anyone had this problem before? What am I doing wrong?
During this same time, the number of calories I’ve been able to eat keeps reducing. I was on a steady diet of 1100 cals/ day but now I’m at about 600-700 cals/ day. This is largely because I have prolonged spikes after eating and I have to correct for a few hours before I come down, in which case I often tend to go too low, then rebound etc. Thus most of the time I’m eating to correct and I only eat a small breakfast and dinner now.
My exercise has stayed consistent- HIIT about 3-5 days a week. However my weight has increased from 50kgs to 54kgs. I’m unable to bring that down too.
I’m really worried about how my insulin requirements keep increasing about the amount of food I get to eat is decreasing. I’m concerned that I can’t eat more without risking putting on weight and becoming even more insulin resistant.
Has anyone had this problem before? What am I doing wrong?