Re: /weightgain

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Hello!

, I'm in the same boat. I was also diagnosed at type 1 in my 20's (21)

and am now 26. The doctor wants me to weigh 135 (prediagnosis weight) but

since being on insulin i am really having a hard time losing the weight.

Shouldn't 10 lbs be easy????? Like you, I exercise every day (gym, walking,

high energy/activity job) and I eat well but the weight just won't come off.

My endo doc told me that after looking at my eating and exercise regime that

it must be the insulin. He explained that insulin causes sugar to be moved

from the blood into the cells which causes all of your intake calories to

also be moved into the cells and then convert to fat. His advice: If I

have a little extra food in my meal or my numbers are running a little

higher to NOT take those extra few units of insulin but to do something

active to try to bring the number down naturally. Also, I find that my

numbers will spike after exercise and i was correcting a lot with insulin

where as it tends to come down naturally a few hours later. If I did take

the extra insulin then suddenly I was hypo and needing to take in more

calories....what a vicious cycle! I've only been using this advice for a

week now and I have yet to lose any weight but I do feel a bit less bloated

so we'll see what happens i guess. Guess, check, recalculate, guess again,

recheck, recalculate...

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Message: 11

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 03:46:11 -0000

Subject: Hello from a new member

Hi everyone,

My name is and I have recently joined the group.

I was diagnosed type 1 diabetic back in January of 2003. I was 29 at

the time and the diagnosis came as a complete shock. I thought I was

in the best shape of my life. Funnily enough, at the time of my

diagnosis I was trying to get pregnant and found out on the same day

that I was in fact pregnant. After a rather stressful pregnancy, I

had a healthy baby boy. He is almost 10 months now and is just

fabulous. Adjusting to a diabetic lifestyle has been really hard, I

was on a very strict routine during my pregnancy so I have been

trying to relax a bit since his birth but I suppose my life will

never be the carefree one it was before I was diabetic.

The one thing I was wondering if anyone out there could help me with

is a question regarding my weight gain. I am currently 10lbs heavier

than before the baby. I don't know if it is because of the pregnancy

or the insulin, (maybe both). I have heard that people on insulin

tend to gain a bit of weight. Has anyone experienced this? I

excersise daily and eat well (with the occasionaly treat). I just

feel that despite my best efforts the weight won't budge.

I look forward to participating in this active and informative group.

Yours

TANYA

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