olistat and Alli?????

Hi Megan,

Personally speaking, I wouldn't touch this stuff with a barge pole! I would ask advice of gp or pharmacist first.

Regards

Nigel

Hi megan,
I know you are desperate to lose some weight but you must seek medical advice because you are on thyroxine. Some of these slimming pills do not mix with thyroxine. Aiming for a weight loss of 1- 2lb a week is doable. Perhaps your diet needs tweeking for this to happen?



Catherine.

Hi megan,

How about contacting the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust? They are first class for dealing with queries about insulin and you could also mention the problems you are having with your weight.
It must be very frustrating for you.

This is their website and they have contact details at the bottom of the page, you could make a phone call today :idea:

http://www.iddtinternational.org/

Alli is orlistat, the stuf you get on prescription is stronger than the Alli that you can buy. I have been on it for a while now and have lost about 12kg. I am type 1 (33 years) and I am also on tyroxine. It is not a miracle pill but it certainly has helped me focus on what I am eating, I get weighed at the gp's surgery every 2 weeks and they will only keep prescribing it as long as I am losing weight as it is a very expensive drug. Good luck with your weight loss

Lorna

One of the doctors at my surgery put me on Orlistat,I am T2 and need to lose weight. I took the prescription into the chemist and he asked me if the doctor knew I was diabetic because no tests had been done with Orlistat and diabetes, he then rang the doctor who prescribed it and the doctor apparently said in that case it was up to me if I wanted to try it! Well I did try it for a week and gave it back to the chemist,you have to eat quite a lot of fat with this stuff which is not something I normally do,I found it was disgusting stuff to take because it went right through me!

Since I have stopped taking it I started cutting down on bread in an effort to lose some weight and realised that my clothes were getting looser and my blood sugars were dropping,I have now cut out bread altogether also any products made from flour and I have lost about 10 pounds in weight and my blood sugar has dropped enough for me to cut down on my tablets,I am waiting for my BS results at the moment as my review was brought forward because I actually had a hypo for the first time in nearly 20 years! My BP was checked this week and it has come down as well. Cutting out bread works for me but maybe not everyone of course.

You do not have to eat 'quite a lot of fat' with this medication, that's the whole point of it. You will experience some pretty vile side effects if you DO eat a lot of fat, and even if you think you're eating a low fat diet, Orlistat will quickly reveal the hidden fats in food, resulting again in the nasty side effects. Reduce the fat = reduce the side effects.

As others have posted, it is in now way a miracle pill, and those who take it should be carefully monitored and be prepared to commit to the kind of long term dietary changes required for successful results; and in the same way, if treated seriously and and taken correctly it does not have to be the nightmare drug that many seem to think it is.

Orlistat obviously suits some people and not others! I dread to think what it does to people who do eat a lot of fat,I certainly don't eat very much fat and it ruined my underwear trying it out because it went straight through me !

I heard someone say that Everyone who uses Orlistat has at least one "accident". It prevents the absorption of fats from the gut and makes it go right through. Would make an efficient cure for consstipation. It's probably not very compatible with a low carb diet, because even if you don't up your fats, without the "padding" of carbs, theproportion of fats is inevitably higher.
In the 19th century, some people took mineral oil to lubricate the gut and prevent fat absorption. We can't use mineral oil;so if you want messy pants, ( sorry for the plain speaking :shock: ), just have a teaspoonful of baby oil every day. It's cheaper than Alli and probably not toxic in small amounts.
Hana

I was just grateful I didn't have to go out to work! Probably need a napkin! It's disgusting stuff.