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Started insulin, gained weight. Help please.

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.
 
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?
 
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!
 
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 :)
 
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