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<blockquote data-quote="BooJewels" data-source="post: 862293" data-attributes="member: 181094"><p>Good morning. I too am a long term diabetic and even longer term IBS sufferer and went on insulin in March. I couldn't tolerate Metformin at all and became pretty much housebound on it until I refused to take it any more. My Mum on the other hand gets constipated with it, but her diabetes consultant recommended eating a handful of fresh almonds every day as the oil in them keeps things moving and that has done the trick for her.</p><p></p><p>I don't know the other med you've been on, but wondered if there's a reason when you're already on insulin, why you can't drop the other meds and increase the insulin? I'm on a combination insulin twice a day which has suited me well - the DN said that she's using it more frequently these days as all of her patients on it do really well with it . They weaned me off the meds I was on at the same time as they gradually increased the insulin.</p><p></p><p>I was very worried going on it that I would gain weight as everything you read suggests that you will (and I'd be ecstatic to be your weight at 5'2", I'm only 5' and a lot heavier), but I started on [my version of] LCHF (Low Carb, High Fat) way of eating (lots of info here on the forum on it) at around the same time and have actually lost 13lbs on it to date. My BGs have improved significantly (was between 14 and 26 before, now between 6 and 11) and we're probably not up to my final dose yet.</p><p></p><p>My digestive habits have certainly changed on this regime - I still find odd new foods cause problems - but they're actually pretty settled. My remaining issue just now is wind. It seems to get trapped rather than passing, so I need to address that as I haven't figured yet what foods cause it or might rectify it. I might need to resort to medication.</p><p></p><p>So even as a long time and what I considered to be experienced diabetic, I've learnt a great deal in the last few weeks and have changed my regime completely and have found something that is working for me, so maybe some changes in your diet might work for you too. I'm becoming progressively convinced that it was actually the carbs upsetting me rather than the fat I thought it was. I have actually modified my regime gradually over the 2 months and it's still a work in progress with room for improvement, but I had a 2 egg cheese omelette for my breakfast today and that would have been unthinkable a few months ago, eggs had been a no-no for me. for over 20 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BooJewels, post: 862293, member: 181094"] Good morning. I too am a long term diabetic and even longer term IBS sufferer and went on insulin in March. I couldn't tolerate Metformin at all and became pretty much housebound on it until I refused to take it any more. My Mum on the other hand gets constipated with it, but her diabetes consultant recommended eating a handful of fresh almonds every day as the oil in them keeps things moving and that has done the trick for her. I don't know the other med you've been on, but wondered if there's a reason when you're already on insulin, why you can't drop the other meds and increase the insulin? I'm on a combination insulin twice a day which has suited me well - the DN said that she's using it more frequently these days as all of her patients on it do really well with it . They weaned me off the meds I was on at the same time as they gradually increased the insulin. I was very worried going on it that I would gain weight as everything you read suggests that you will (and I'd be ecstatic to be your weight at 5'2", I'm only 5' and a lot heavier), but I started on [my version of] LCHF (Low Carb, High Fat) way of eating (lots of info here on the forum on it) at around the same time and have actually lost 13lbs on it to date. My BGs have improved significantly (was between 14 and 26 before, now between 6 and 11) and we're probably not up to my final dose yet. My digestive habits have certainly changed on this regime - I still find odd new foods cause problems - but they're actually pretty settled. My remaining issue just now is wind. It seems to get trapped rather than passing, so I need to address that as I haven't figured yet what foods cause it or might rectify it. I might need to resort to medication. So even as a long time and what I considered to be experienced diabetic, I've learnt a great deal in the last few weeks and have changed my regime completely and have found something that is working for me, so maybe some changes in your diet might work for you too. I'm becoming progressively convinced that it was actually the carbs upsetting me rather than the fat I thought it was. I have actually modified my regime gradually over the 2 months and it's still a work in progress with room for improvement, but I had a 2 egg cheese omelette for my breakfast today and that would have been unthinkable a few months ago, eggs had been a no-no for me. for over 20 years. [/QUOTE]
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