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<blockquote data-quote="chloenelson1993" data-source="post: 1476500" data-attributes="member: 112626"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I completed DAFNE July 2016 and have managed to get my HbA1c from 97 to 76. Unfortunately as a side effect from this i have gained almost a stone !</p><p></p><p>I wont lie i definitely used my higher hbA1c to my advantage to keep my weight at bay particularly as i managed to lose a stone and a half back in 2015 (more from not eating and high bloods <img src="http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/assets/smiles/icon_sad-3e497064886c7b64dfaab6b7ec1fda03f7b6092a659f23ecfb1ac55801b9d5a9.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />-bad i know)</p><p></p><p>The weight gain is really affecting me as i am a keen exerciser which is where my problem lies! As i work 8:30am to 5pm most weeks and have lunch at 1pm i have to do what is known as 'unplanned exercise'. Due to this i am having to snack at 4pm ish at least 3cps(usually 1 or 2 bananas) as i drop by approx 10mmols during exercise so have to go with a reading of about 16<img src="http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/assets/smiles/icon_sad-3e497064886c7b64dfaab6b7ec1fda03f7b6092a659f23ecfb1ac55801b9d5a9.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />.</p><p></p><p>I could lower my lunchtime QA or take none instead of eating CPs however i will then be sitting for 4-5 hours on a high blood reading - and if i exercise more i will have to eat more cps so that also wont help lose weight<img src="http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/assets/smiles/icon_sad-3e497064886c7b64dfaab6b7ec1fda03f7b6092a659f23ecfb1ac55801b9d5a9.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Any advice would be grateful. Any dietary advice also that people have found works?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chloenelson1993, post: 1476500, member: 112626"] Hi All, I completed DAFNE July 2016 and have managed to get my HbA1c from 97 to 76. Unfortunately as a side effect from this i have gained almost a stone ! I wont lie i definitely used my higher hbA1c to my advantage to keep my weight at bay particularly as i managed to lose a stone and a half back in 2015 (more from not eating and high bloods [IMG]http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/assets/smiles/icon_sad-3e497064886c7b64dfaab6b7ec1fda03f7b6092a659f23ecfb1ac55801b9d5a9.gif[/IMG]-bad i know) The weight gain is really affecting me as i am a keen exerciser which is where my problem lies! As i work 8:30am to 5pm most weeks and have lunch at 1pm i have to do what is known as 'unplanned exercise'. Due to this i am having to snack at 4pm ish at least 3cps(usually 1 or 2 bananas) as i drop by approx 10mmols during exercise so have to go with a reading of about 16[IMG]http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/assets/smiles/icon_sad-3e497064886c7b64dfaab6b7ec1fda03f7b6092a659f23ecfb1ac55801b9d5a9.gif[/IMG]. I could lower my lunchtime QA or take none instead of eating CPs however i will then be sitting for 4-5 hours on a high blood reading - and if i exercise more i will have to eat more cps so that also wont help lose weight[IMG]http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/assets/smiles/icon_sad-3e497064886c7b64dfaab6b7ec1fda03f7b6092a659f23ecfb1ac55801b9d5a9.gif[/IMG] Any advice would be grateful. Any dietary advice also that people have found works? Thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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