Weight gain

[laoaoe]

Hi I'm a young adult type 1 diabetic and I know you gain weight in early adulthood but it's so noticeable that my clothes don't fit and in the past I've ignored how I felt about weight gain but now I cannot. How do I loose weight as a type 1 diabetic.

 

[EllieM]

Hi @Iaoaoe and welcome to the DCUK forums.

You are very young to be worried about weight gain/loss so the first question I have to ask is

Are you technically overweight? (It is normal to gain weight as you grow into your adult body and yes, that includes needing larger clothes.) Though I didn't realise it at the time (and neither did my GP or my endocrinologist) I was actually underweight between the ages of 15 and 18 and my health actually improved when I went up a size at about your age.)

Yes, there are things you can do to lose weight but as you are still doing important things like increasing bone density I would be very cautious about nutritional restrictions until you are older.

 

[Jaylee]

Hi I'm a young adult type 1 diabetic and I know you gain weight in early adulthood but it's so noticeable that my clothes don't fit and in the past I've ignored how I felt about weight gain but now I cannot. How do I loose weight as a type 1 diabetic.

Hi @laoaoe

Welcome to the forum.

How long have you been diagnosed T1?
Your profile says you are an 18YO.