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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 730105" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>Hi Suffolk sorry to hear of your recent problems, I have a good mate who has recently gone through a similar situation with his mother and has neglected his own health for over a year now.</p><p></p><p>Still at least you sound as if you know what to do and have returned here for support and encouragement which you are sure to find.</p><p></p><p>You will probably find that if you can lose the weight you have put on over the last year or so you will lose a lot of the insulin resistance that comes with weight gain and will be able to reduce your meds rather than progressing to insulin.</p><p></p><p>Weight loss is not easy but can be accomplished if you are motivated and by the sound of it you are, be strict and stick with what ever diet you choose and set small targets of say 6 or 7 pounds at a time rather than try to lose the whole lot all at once, then once you get the first 7 lb off then look to the next etc etc I found this method worked well for me and I've lost around 5 stone since diagnosis 6 years ago and have managed to maintain that weight loss too give or take a pound or two here and there.</p><p></p><p>Reducing or even cutting out alcohol can be a great help and it is something I do if I put a few pounds on over xmas or the winter period generally, alcohol even in moderate amounts can add a lot of calories to your daily total.</p><p></p><p>Try to avoid eating between meals, I found that by looking at the time when I felt hungry and telling myself "its only x minutes till lunch/diner/bedtime" that helped me stop eating between meals, again its not easy but stick with it and reap the benefits of weight loss, lower bg levels and fewer meds <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 730105, member: 19121"] Hi Suffolk sorry to hear of your recent problems, I have a good mate who has recently gone through a similar situation with his mother and has neglected his own health for over a year now. Still at least you sound as if you know what to do and have returned here for support and encouragement which you are sure to find. You will probably find that if you can lose the weight you have put on over the last year or so you will lose a lot of the insulin resistance that comes with weight gain and will be able to reduce your meds rather than progressing to insulin. Weight loss is not easy but can be accomplished if you are motivated and by the sound of it you are, be strict and stick with what ever diet you choose and set small targets of say 6 or 7 pounds at a time rather than try to lose the whole lot all at once, then once you get the first 7 lb off then look to the next etc etc I found this method worked well for me and I've lost around 5 stone since diagnosis 6 years ago and have managed to maintain that weight loss too give or take a pound or two here and there. Reducing or even cutting out alcohol can be a great help and it is something I do if I put a few pounds on over xmas or the winter period generally, alcohol even in moderate amounts can add a lot of calories to your daily total. Try to avoid eating between meals, I found that by looking at the time when I felt hungry and telling myself "its only x minutes till lunch/diner/bedtime" that helped me stop eating between meals, again its not easy but stick with it and reap the benefits of weight loss, lower bg levels and fewer meds :) Good luck [/QUOTE]
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