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HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1
Started this discussion. Last reply by marie Mar 28, 2011. 37 Replies 0 Likes
Ok, so I am a Type 1 who was diagnosed last year when I was 22 years old. Because I presented in DKA, I was severely dehydrated...so I had gotten really skinny.Looking back then, I looked "sick." So…Continue
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Linda G left a comment for bambina111"Greetings, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY bambina.....
Best Wishes on your Special Day....and on the next 364 days!
How's it all going ♥ Do you have any questions or comments?"
brokenpole left a comment for bambina111"Happy Birthday, Bambina111!! Hope you have a wonderful day and get to have some fun. Enjoy your special day."
marie replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Hi Tom , I found it interesting about how you said that you exercise right after a meal I thought that I was the only one that new about that little secret ....isn't it amazeing how little insulin that you need during exercise .... Anyway…"
marie replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Hi Tom , I found it interesting about how you said that you exercise right after a meal I thought that I was the only one that new about that little secret ....isn't it amazeing how little insulin that you need during exercise .... Anyway…"
Anthony Holko replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Insulin IS a make fat drug. Mr. Britain was using it to build muscle I do see how for me it builds tummy grease only."
Cara replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"calories, sorry!!"
DanK replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"gotta echo the low carbs, low insulin. i'm in a similar situation than you, but my weight went the other direction after getting out of the hospital. i was about 185 in early 2010, eating whatever i wanted - i'm 5'9, so technically…"
Brian (bsc) replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Just starting insulin could raise your body weight by 10% simply because you have restored "normal" glycogen levels. 5 lbs is nothing. You can't on one hand talk about how tiny and thin you are and then complain about a huge weight…"
Angie replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"I have been using Weight Watchers Online and I have lost 17 pounds! It is very Type 1 Diabetes friendly!! It really helps you to make good choices and eat healthy! I highly recommend it!"
acidrock23 replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"I love running to music. It's very cathartic for me. I have different playlists for different distances/speeds/ weather. Recently I shifted gears and am trying to run slower and farther and made a new play list of slower songs (ExerFloat, I…"
SuFu, Ph.D. replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Yeah, for me 5 lbs is day to day variation in water weight. I'm still down 20 lbs from my dx in May. I lost over 40 lbs (20% of my body weight) in the months leading up to the dx. I'm not fat, so it was a bad time and I'm just now…"
SuFu, Ph.D. replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Let me make sure I'm reading everything correctly. 7 units of lantus/day and very little humalog if any. Healthy diet, limited starches.
If I read that right, that's not insulin weight gain. 7 units of lantus will not make you gain that…"
SuFu, Ph.D. replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Try Turbo Jam. It's kind of expensive but my wife likes it. I use the Ab Jam workout a few times a month and I can barely finish it. It's something different."
SuFu, Ph.D. replied to bambina111's discussion 'HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT (without ripping my hair out)-Type 1'"Eating super low amount of carbs can have the opposite effect you are desiring. It's better to eat a balanced diet and exercise. It's more important to focus on the types of carbs you are intaking compared to the overall number (to a…"
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- At 7:40pm on October 21, 2012, Linda G said…
Hello! How Do You Do, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Bambina....
Best Wishes NOW....and for the rest of the year!
(You haven't been on in a while...I hope everything is OK)
Have a GREAT "ME" DAY :)
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- At 3:54pm on October 21, 2011, Linda G said…
Greetings, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY bambina.....
Best Wishes on your Special Day....and on the next 364 days!
How's it all going ♥ Do you have any questions or comments?
- At 5:49am on October 21, 2011,
SEAGATOR said… - Happy,Happy Birthday,bambina111. I wish for you a most wonderful day. ENJOY!!!
- At 5:29am on October 21, 2011, brokenpole said…
- Happy Birthday, Bambina111!! Hope you have a wonderful day and get to have some fun. Enjoy your special day.
- At 5:48pm on January 25, 2011,
Dude said… - Hey Bambina! Thanks for the friend Add! :)
Good Luck with all of the wedding Plans! I'm sure it will keep you busy for a while!
- At 5:52pm on January 21, 2011,
Heather said… - Hey Bambina!! Thanks for the request : ) I see you are also a court clerk! Do you work in a specific department?
- At 7:31am on January 21, 2011,
870allamerican said… - I was dx'd July 6th, 1958 at the age of 3. My daughter (with me in the pic) was dx'd May 4th, 2006 at the age of 23. It was during her senior finals at UCONN. Go HUSKIES!!! Just had to do that. hahaha
- At 5:25pm on January 20, 2011, 870allamerican said…
- Hey bambina. Where did your name come from??? I've been at this for a while. If you have questions just ask.
Ray
- At 1:32pm on November 29, 2010,
Osob said… 
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How are you finding tudiabetes?
The amount of great people on here is out of this world.Your recent A1C looks very good maybe you could drop me some hints and tips one day.
- At 8:23am on November 29, 2010,
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