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Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!
Started this discussion. Last reply by beechbeard May 8. 30 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Everyone,I have been a type one Diabetic for about 16 years. I've been a pumper for about 10. Before I became a pumper, I would take a combo of insulin and metformin... did that for about two…Continue
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kphil06 replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"I feel your pain. two or 3 years ago I shaped up and got tight BG control. I went on a pump & CGM and did wonderfully. In the process, I gained about 20 lbs. Last summer I got pregnant, gaining about 20lbs total. I dropped the pregnancy weight…"
Diana replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'life AFTER birth... with diabetes' in the group Oh! BABY!!!"Yes! I had my baby almost 5 months ago. I watched my numbers like a hawk while I was pregnant but now my priority is my baby girl. I just started watching my blood sugar again now that my daughter is sleeping better and eating every 3 1/2 hours…"
Graceymomma replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"I lost a lot of weight with exercise and reducing carbs. I just started cheating a bit over the past 2 months and already put on 10 lbs, need more insulin and have less energy. So I'm back on track now! I try to eat around 30g carb at each…"
MossDog replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"****Danger!******Danger*******One of those "professionals" commenting********
I have helped a whole lot of people loose weight. For PWD it is all about reducing the amount of insulin while still maintaining good control. After this you are…"
acidrock23 replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"That's pretty much exactly what I did, although it took longer. I don't eat "low carb" per se but find that when I cut out some carbs, I will drop some weight!"
boulderbird replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"What sort of physical activity are you doing to help with your weight issues? A lot of people are under the illusion that steady-state cardio is a good way to lose weight when it's actually potentially counter-productive. You might want to…"
Robbie replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"It is tough for T1 people to lose weight. I've never had to lose a great deal of weight, but I found that it got tougher to lose a decent amount of weight once I stopped taking Humlin R and NPH and moved over to Humalog and Lantus. That did not…"
danadoll63 replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"I had my thyroid removed about 10?years before being diagnosed with type1. What's is maddening is I have kept a level thyroid even since gaining 60 pounds. My endo even told me he guessed that Im one of those rare people who get fat with a…"
Tabacblond replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"Thanx a lot for taking time and explaining!"
Brian (bsc) replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"Low Thyroid levels, so called hypothyroidism is well known to result in an inability to lose weight. Thyroid conditions are often undiagnosed or insufficiently treated and this can really make weight loss very difficult. Many people believe that it…"
Scarlett5 replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"How do your morning sugars run and how high are you an hour after treating a low blood sugar? If you typically hit over two hundred after treating say a sixty two with an airhead candy then its over reaction from your liver. At least that's…"
"That is not a stupid question.
For me it was a couple of issues. When stomach empty and no more glucose from digestion, BG would slowly keep drifting up instead of stabalizing and stopping and then slowly drop.
Another clue is that peaks on…"
Tabacblond replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"I think it's hard first weeks. Then your body adjusts. Be sure to increase salt intake to lessen the carb withdrawls in transition times, usually a couple of weeks. They recommend to drink lowcarb instant broth."
Tabacblond replied to TheQueenFIVE's discussion 'Type 1 - Can't seem to lose Weight! HELP!'"My professionals push 5 meals a day :). With fruits!
According to DrBernstein tight BG control is possible with eating 30 carbs a day.
6-12-12."
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Hope you find the support and information you came looking for. Here are a few useful links to get you on your way:
http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/minimedparadigmusers
http://www.tudiabetes.org/notes/New_Member_Guide
and I also wanted to invite you to enter your A1c through the TuAnalyze application:
http://www.tudiabetes.org/profiles/profile/apps
so we can light up the TuAnalyze map:
http://www.tuanalyze.org
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