Hello,
I have a history of diabulimia and am working really hard on taking my insulin, however it makes me gain significant weight (2 dress sizes within a month) just from doing my insulin. I don’t eat unhealthy foods often, infact I have a habit of restricting so my daily calories are not enough. I also have a physical job so I am really confused as to why I gain the weight so quickly and dramatically. None of my clothes that fit me 2 weeks ago fit me now, it’s so embarrassing and it’s making me want to stop taking my insulin again overall I have gone from a size 12 to a size 18 since the beginning of the year.
I’ve wondered if I have thyroid issues as I’ve shown symptoms for a long time but my blood tests keep coming back as normal. I even only drank tea and ate veggies for 3 days and still gained weight.
Has anyone had a similar experience before or know what I should do? I also feel like the insulin I take doesn’t do much in regards to controlling my sugars, I increased my basal and it’s just not doing a thing…my endocrinologist just says I need to keep taking insulin but the weight gain is severely getting me down now and I don’t want to spiral out of control again.
I just feel so stuck.
I have a history of diabulimia and am working really hard on taking my insulin, however it makes me gain significant weight (2 dress sizes within a month) just from doing my insulin. I don’t eat unhealthy foods often, infact I have a habit of restricting so my daily calories are not enough. I also have a physical job so I am really confused as to why I gain the weight so quickly and dramatically. None of my clothes that fit me 2 weeks ago fit me now, it’s so embarrassing and it’s making me want to stop taking my insulin again overall I have gone from a size 12 to a size 18 since the beginning of the year.
I’ve wondered if I have thyroid issues as I’ve shown symptoms for a long time but my blood tests keep coming back as normal. I even only drank tea and ate veggies for 3 days and still gained weight.
Has anyone had a similar experience before or know what I should do? I also feel like the insulin I take doesn’t do much in regards to controlling my sugars, I increased my basal and it’s just not doing a thing…my endocrinologist just says I need to keep taking insulin but the weight gain is severely getting me down now and I don’t want to spiral out of control again.
I just feel so stuck.