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<blockquote data-quote="pavlosn" data-source="post: 2080319" data-attributes="member: 22572"><p>It sounds as if you lost the weight because your initially uncontrolled diabetes resulted in loss of muscle mass.</p><p></p><p>Now that your glucose levels are back in control the loss of weight has stopped</p><p></p><p>One way to put the weight back on would be to consume more calories. If the source of the extra calories are carb rich food though this will cause your glucose levels to rise, which sounds like a catch 22. So you need extra calories from fat and protein rich food. Since your goal is to increase muscle mass then you need to increase protein intake but do so under advice as too much protein may harm the kidneys.</p><p></p><p>Also just consuming extra calories will increase your weight but the extra weight may not be extra muscle but extra body fat which I assume is not your goal.</p><p></p><p>To ensure that you regain muscle rather than fat you need to include exercise as well, so probably joining a gym and doing some weight training may be a good idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pavlosn, post: 2080319, member: 22572"] It sounds as if you lost the weight because your initially uncontrolled diabetes resulted in loss of muscle mass. Now that your glucose levels are back in control the loss of weight has stopped One way to put the weight back on would be to consume more calories. If the source of the extra calories are carb rich food though this will cause your glucose levels to rise, which sounds like a catch 22. So you need extra calories from fat and protein rich food. Since your goal is to increase muscle mass then you need to increase protein intake but do so under advice as too much protein may harm the kidneys. Also just consuming extra calories will increase your weight but the extra weight may not be extra muscle but extra body fat which I assume is not your goal. To ensure that you regain muscle rather than fat you need to include exercise as well, so probably joining a gym and doing some weight training may be a good idea. [/QUOTE]
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