Comment by furball64801 on January 11, 2012 at 5:11pm

Since I am new here I will let some of the type 1s answer even though I am type 2 on insulin.

Comment by SEAGATOR on January 11, 2012 at 5:19pm

I thought I gained weight with insulin. I changed the dose per endo exercise watch my diet and I lose 2 pounds a week. It is to me hard work. Reed

Comment by Nicolette on January 11, 2012 at 5:30pm

what do you mean per endo exercise?

Comment by Super_sally on January 11, 2012 at 5:40pm

Seeing you are already exercising and eating healthy, I think to lose weight you would need to decrease the insulin. The only way to safely decrease the insulin, while maintaining good blood sugars, would be to eat lower carb (replace the carb with fat and protein - as i am assuing your calorie intake is appropriate for your age and activity level).

Make sure you get your thyroid checked. This can cause unexplained weight gain if you are hypothyroid.

Make sure your exercise if varied and vigorous so that your body is continually challenged.

Comment by Nicolette on January 11, 2012 at 6:42pm

I am getting my thyroid checked next month because I was wondering if it had something to do with it. Thanks for the advice i'll trying changing up my exercise routine :) How much insulin or carbs should I be eating then?

Comment by acidrock23 on January 11, 2012 at 6:45pm

I don't think that it's the insulin as much as the carbs which, generally, one "covers" with insulin. I was 275 lbs in 2006 and am now around 180ish. Some of it might be exercise, as I have gotten more active but I think the main thing is to reduce the amount of carbs. A lot of times, I'd "plateau" and then I sort of look at what I'm eating and go "I don't *need* chips" or "maybe 1/2 sandwich is enough..." and will make a change and drop a few more lbs.

Comment by Nicolette on January 11, 2012 at 6:56pm

Ill try to eat less carbs...I feel like insulin makes you hungry though

Comment by Super_sally on January 11, 2012 at 11:04pm

I think Insulin dose and carbs are related (to a lesser extent protein). If you eat less carbs you automatically need less insulin to cover it.

Insulin is a hormone that tells our body to store fat. If we have high levels of insulin (either through injecting it or naturally becuase of insulin resistance) we are more likely to gain weight / less likely to lose it.

This is seen with people who are on high and fixed doses of insulin where they may have to eat to match the insulin.

Do you know how much carb you eat in a day? Do you use carb:insulin ratio for dosing insulin? If so, maybe just cut down a little on the carbs / insulin dose and see what happens?

Just counting and cutting down slightly on the calories may also help... but you do still need to get enough calories...

Comment by Ann on January 11, 2012 at 11:54pm

Nicolette, you say on your profile that you're 16 years old. Because you're so young, I think it might be a good idea for your to talk to your endo about your concern over gaining weight. Maybe he/she can help you figure out what's going on. It could be that you've been exercising enough that you don't need as much insulin as you're taking, now. It could be a hormonal thing, like maybe your insulin levels need to be adjusted for the first couple of days of your period. If you're taking birth control pills, sometimes those hormones can change your insulin needs a bit. If it's just that you need to cut back on carbs overall, or reduce your total caloric intake, okay. But it would be good to have an informed opinion about everything, first, I think.

Comment by SEAGATOR on January 12, 2012 at 3:55am

I meant before I changed my dose I had a conference with my endo. I am on a walker but I exercise do water aerobics and,then, I changed my diet eat better and have been losing weight. Reed

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