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Putting on weight and insulin requirements.

tomvonc

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So the amount of insulin I need has steadily been increasing over the 3 months since I was diagnosed. Could this be because I have put on 20-25% of my body weight in the last 3 months. (I was seriously underwieght when I was first diagnosed)?

Tom
 
tomvonc said:
So the amount of insulin I need has steadily been increasing over the 3 months since I was diagnosed. Could this be because I have put on 20-25% of my body weight in the last 3 months. (I was seriously underwieght when I was first diagnosed)?

Tom
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I would love to know how you have managed to gain so much weight in such a short period of time. I was diagnosed T2 in June of last year, which has resulted in a weight loss of some 8kgs in just over a year, which I can ill afford to lose. I am currently managed on dietary intervention only, though the advice I have been given in this regard has been scant, to say the least. Do you have any pearls of wisdom you could share in this regard?

Thanks.
 
If you have gained a lot of weight, your insulin needs will increase also.
 
It's a bit of a chicken and the egg situation; whilst you will have gained weight from increased amount of the fat-storing hormone, you will also need to increase insulin per kg. Your previous underweight will have been from your body being in DKA prior to diagnosis, putting your body into really dangerous starvation mode and burning muscle and fat. The weight gain is a sign you're healthy
 
Eat everything in sight and go to gym so weight goes to right places to avoid looking like a weeble pen.

Tom
 
Tell me about it. I lost close on 3 stone in under a month!!! Never been so ill in my life!

Tom
 
Its natural to need extra for extra weight, I've put 2 stones on last few mnths due to other illnesses and my insulins have totally changed
 
tomvonc said:
Eat everything in sight and go to gym so weight goes to right places to avoid looking like a weeble pen.

Tom
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Thanks for that, Tom. I will certainly bear that in body and mind! Good luck with everything.
 
I've been told several times by DSN & consultants that it's like being in a catch 22 situation, insulin makes you hungry so you eat more and then have to inject more. I gained 3st when I was on insulin and lost that as soon as I changed to Byetta.
 
Hey Tom - make sure you buy an extra big size in shorts - only kidding !!

If you want to ease off on the weight then it really is a case of cutting the carbs, once you hit your target weight your body naturally adjusts, I put on a couple of stone after diagnosis following severe weight loss, I found that once I started doing low carb my weight and insulin requirements both stabilised so now it's easy to manage the basal requirements which only require minor tweaking every few months and the bolus just falls in line with whatever carbs I eat, also limits the highs and lows, something I think over time you learn to try your best to avoid.

It also depends how vain you are as to whether or not your that bothered about losing it..
 
Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Big hug.
 
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