Post Diagnosis Weight Gain?

JoeT1 said:

Since diagnosis, I have seen myself put on up to 20lbs in the space of only about 5-6 weeks. Now, in saying that, I guess some of that time was on the couch and not as physical as one would normally be. Still, it's a fairly substantial amount.

I would have definitely needed to put on a couple of pounds from where I was at. Is it common to put on weight while taking insulin? I guess adding in the amount of cheese to omelettes, sometimes twice daily, would also help things along with nuts and so on.

Wouldn't mind so much, only I went to try a shirt on while away at the weekend in London that I brought with me.....wouldn't close. My jeans were noticeably tighter (super skinny as they were)......went to sit down outside Liverpool Street station....BANG, split in the groin region....

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JoeT1 said:

Hi @catapillar - Yeah, I didn't mean the insulin is making me gain weight, what I meant is exactly what you mentioned, before, my body was starving, and now that I am taking insulin, it no longer is doing that. Reasoning I was having cheese and so on, was mainly down to giving low carb a go. The first few weeks were a bit scary, so an omelette seemed like a "safe" choice really. Now, I can branch out a bit more and figure it out.

@Postleneo - From my weightlifting and training times, I know a little about the nutrition side of things, and eating all the wrong things doesn't always help in weight gain. People think the more **** like sweets, chocolate and so on they eat, the more weight they will put on. When in reality, they may make you look fat, but not actually increase weight by all that much.

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