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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I was diagnosed with T2 mid January and since February have lost a load of weight – 2st 6lbs. It has started slowing down but I am still losing - 2lbs in the last 2 weeks. I am 5ft 3ins and started this new life at 10st 9lbs. This morning the scales screamed 8st 2 3/4lbs. I daren’t tell my husband as he is worried enough as it is.
I was really chuffed to be losing weight to begin with without any effort other than cutting out sugar, but this is getting silly now. Initially I did lose my appetite and was scared to eat anything with carbs in and found that I cannot eat cereals – how I loved a bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes last thing at night. I have now gone back to eating the same size meals as I always used to but upping the veg, protein and fat and lowering the carbs.
I waited until the beginning of May before I started buying new summer clothes and, for the first time in years, really enjoyed clothes shopping. Unfortunately, some of the size 10’s that I bought are now getting baggy.
I have asked my DN two or three times if I am definitely T2 which she confirms. I am on 2 x 500g Metformin , 2 x gliclazide and 1 x something (new last Thursday).
What can I safely eat to put the weight back on. Half a stone would do nicely.
I was really chuffed to be losing weight to begin with without any effort other than cutting out sugar, but this is getting silly now. Initially I did lose my appetite and was scared to eat anything with carbs in and found that I cannot eat cereals – how I loved a bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes last thing at night. I have now gone back to eating the same size meals as I always used to but upping the veg, protein and fat and lowering the carbs.
I waited until the beginning of May before I started buying new summer clothes and, for the first time in years, really enjoyed clothes shopping. Unfortunately, some of the size 10’s that I bought are now getting baggy.
I have asked my DN two or three times if I am definitely T2 which she confirms. I am on 2 x 500g Metformin , 2 x gliclazide and 1 x something (new last Thursday).
What can I safely eat to put the weight back on. Half a stone would do nicely.