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<blockquote data-quote="ellecook79" data-source="post: 499163" data-attributes="member: 41461"><p>Hi,</p><p> </p><p>You say that you were diagnised in October but how has your control been since then? Six stone is a lot of wight to lose if you are wlel controlled?</p><p> </p><p>I ask because I am a reovcering diabulimic i.e. I used to skip/ manipulate insulin to try and lose wight/ control my weight. And it worked. But I was doing untold damage to myself. It took me years to admit to this.</p><p> </p><p>Trying to deal with this issue has been hard for me but water retention is a well known side effect of quickly trying to bring your sugars back under control. I could easily gain 20 pouns after a bout of DKA. This water rention really bothered me and my research has indicated that it can take up to 5 months of good control for this water retention to subisde. But it will go. And it is only water, not fat. You cannot put 20 pounds of fat on in a few days. I know that it is uncomfortable but your health is the most important thing.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, even if you have been well controlled pripr to the DKA episdoe, you are pumped with a lot of fluid to help you reocover from the DKA and it is likely that this is what has caused your dramatic weight gain.</p><p> </p><p>Try not to obsess over it. I know it is hard but your long term health is the most important thing. The water retention will go and if you have a healthy diet and exercise, you will not put the weight back on.</p><p> </p><p>x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ellecook79, post: 499163, member: 41461"] Hi, You say that you were diagnised in October but how has your control been since then? Six stone is a lot of wight to lose if you are wlel controlled? I ask because I am a reovcering diabulimic i.e. I used to skip/ manipulate insulin to try and lose wight/ control my weight. And it worked. But I was doing untold damage to myself. It took me years to admit to this. Trying to deal with this issue has been hard for me but water retention is a well known side effect of quickly trying to bring your sugars back under control. I could easily gain 20 pouns after a bout of DKA. This water rention really bothered me and my research has indicated that it can take up to 5 months of good control for this water retention to subisde. But it will go. And it is only water, not fat. You cannot put 20 pounds of fat on in a few days. I know that it is uncomfortable but your health is the most important thing. Anyway, even if you have been well controlled pripr to the DKA episdoe, you are pumped with a lot of fluid to help you reocover from the DKA and it is likely that this is what has caused your dramatic weight gain. Try not to obsess over it. I know it is hard but your long term health is the most important thing. The water retention will go and if you have a healthy diet and exercise, you will not put the weight back on. x [/QUOTE]
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