Started insulin, gained weight. Help please.

[Davecummins]

At 81 kg I was in starvation mode but my stats said I was just right. I feel better at 100kg but I am definitely plumper and don’t like the look or the fact my clothes don’t fit. I have definitely been eating more so I am fairly sure most of my weight gain is because of that. Since starting Tresiba and taking it at night I have woken with a stable BS 6-8, good for me anyway! This means I can miss out breakfast and if I am careful sometimes lunch. Hopefully I will get down to 90kg. Unfortunately I have developed painful knee’s especially my right knee and have a serious eczema problem on my hands, could be the insulin who knows? This has stopped me exercising, I was doing 40mins each morning and it’s put me off walking. This seems to be settling down a bit so may start the exercise program again. Anyway don’t have much option other than insulin so I am plodding on.

 

[Cumbrianjudith]

Read back to my previous two posts since Jan.24…so now over 7 months with Libre 2 monitor, Toujeo (has been settled for most of this at 32), with Fiasp as needed normally at 1 units per 10 g carbs. Carried on swimming 5 times a week x50 mins, and intermittent fast ( 16+-8) 5 days and less so (14-10) weekend. HbA1c 40/41 ( which incidentally diabetic nurse was too low, GP knows but not comment)…and still negligible weight loss (1 kg in 7 months). Asked GP for help but he is too concerned with Long Covid related high BP and HR with postural hypotension, believing it’s ’overmedicated Levothyroxine’ for 22+ year old chronic hypothyroidism. Any suggestions to once again ask GP to help with weight loss in type 3c?

 

[Davecummins]

I switched to Tresiba and this has given me a stable blood sugar in the morning. I take 36units at 9pm, this gets me through the next day with minimal food. I put on 20 kg when starting insulin 81-101kg. I’m aiming for 90kg and I am at 96.5 after 3 months. Don’t eat much until late afternoon seems to be working for me. Ps can’t fathom out how to change my profile details hence not showing Tresiba!

 

[lovinglife]

Ps can’t fathom out how to change my profile details hence not showing Tresiba!

Hi @Davecummins

To update your profile details, click on your name in the top right hand corner, you will get a drop down box, click in account details and scroll down, you can change or add any info you like there

Hope that helps