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Any tips for putting weight ON? Have lost rather a lot over the past few years.
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nonethewiser
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Assuming you've been checked out for weight loss, to gain weight eat more calories.
Leadinglights
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If you have lost weight unintentionally are you sure you have a correct diagnosis as weight loss can be indicative of Type 1 or LADA
What is your blood glucose like and what dietary regime are you adopting.
Eating more protein and healthy fats should help you put on weight but I should be inclined to find out if there is a reason for the weight loss
RichardsUsername
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It's not all about weight, it's about being healthy. I would suggest.
Hi. Do ask to be checked for Late onset T1 (LADA). That means a GAD test for antibodies and C-Peptide to check your insulin level. If the latter is low then your body many be burning fat rather than carbs causing weight loss; that was the problem I had when diagnosed.
MikeyBikey
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Wish I could send weight as an email attachment. I have 10kg to spare that I can't shift!
rebrascora
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
I too wonder if you might be something other than Type 2. Misdiagnosis sadly happens a bit more frequently than we would like and doctors and nurses often just assume Type 2 if you are a mature adult. The blood test used to diagnose diabetes(HbA1c) just tells you that your Blood Glucose (BG) levels are high. If you are Type 2 then usually it is because your body is resisting the insulin it makes and you are less responsive to it. Usually it comes on slowly. If you are Type 1 then the body's immune system kills off the cells that make insulin. This can happen slowly making it look like Type 2 or quite suddenly which is more obvious Type 1. If you are not able to produce enough insulin, your body starts to use it's own stores to get energy and you lose weight and this will often be muscle loss as well as fat stores and you can start to look really scrawny. If your insulin production drops below a critical level you can become very dangerously ill with something called Diabetic KetoAcidosis (DKA). You might have heard mention of breath smelling of pear drops and that is a warning sign of you becoming dangerously ill, but abdominal pain, vomiting and respiratory difficulties are also possible indicators of DKA, so if you start to feel unwell it is important to get medical help ASAP.
Do you monitor your BG levels at home by finger pricking? If not then many people here find it really helpful, even though they have to self fund it. It helps you to see your diabetes in numbers day by day and meal by meal and helps you to understand which foods cause you problems and which are OK. If your levels are very high then it can alert you to the danger of DKA and help you to know when to get medical help before it become a serious emergency.
Can you tell us a bit about how your diagnosis came about? ie. When were you diagnosed? Was it via a routine blood test or were you suffering symptoms and if so which were they and did they come on suddenly or gradually?
Are you on any medication for your diabetes and if so, which medication(s).
How well managed is your diabetes? Do you know your HbA1c result.... this is the blood test result used to diagnose diabetes and monitor your diabetes management. It will usually be a number in excess of 47 but can be into 3 figures if things are seriously awry.
What if any dietary changes have you made as a result of your diagnosis?
Have you discussed the weight loss with your GP? Roughly how much have you lost and did you have any to lose in the first place or were you always slim?
Sorry for all the questions but diabetes is very complicated and individual so the more you can tell us about what you are experiencing and the medication (if any) you are taking, the better idea we have of what is appropriate to advise you.
I too wonder if you might be something other than Type 2. Misdiagnosis sadly happens a bit more frequently than we would like and doctors and nurses often just assume Type 2 if you are a mature adult. The blood test used to diagnose diabetes(HbA1c) just tells you that your Blood Glucose (BG) levels are high. If you are Type 2 then usually it is because your body is resisting the insulin it makes and you are less responsive to it. Usually it comes on slowly. If you are Type 1 then the body's immune system kills off the cells that make insulin. This can happen slowly making it look like Type 2 or quite suddenly which is more obvious Type 1. If you are not able to produce enough insulin, your body starts to use it's own stores to get energy and you lose weight and this will often be muscle loss as well as fat stores and you can start to look really scrawny. If your insulin production drops below a critical level you can become very dangerously ill with something called Diabetic KetoAcidosis (DKA). You might have heard mention of breath smelling of pear drops and that is a warning sign of you becoming dangerously ill, but abdominal pain, vomiting and respiratory difficulties are also possible indicators of DKA, so if you start to feel unwell it is important to get medical help ASAP.
Do you monitor your BG levels at home by finger pricking? If not then many people here find it really helpful, even though they have to self fund it. It helps you to see your diabetes in numbers day by day and meal by meal and helps you to understand which foods cause you problems and which are OK. If your levels are very high then it can alert you to the danger of DKA and help you to know when to get medical help before it become a serious emergency.
Can you tell us a bit about how your diagnosis came about? ie. When were you diagnosed? Was it via a routine blood test or were you suffering symptoms and if so which were they and did they come on suddenly or gradually?
Are you on any medication for your diabetes and if so, which medication(s).
How well managed is your diabetes? Do you know your HbA1c result.... this is the blood test result used to diagnose diabetes and monitor your diabetes management. It will usually be a number in excess of 47 but can be into 3 figures if things are seriously awry.
What if any dietary changes have you made as a result of your diagnosis?
Have you discussed the weight loss with your GP? Roughly how much have you lost and did you have any to lose in the first place or were you always slim?
Sorry for all the questions but diabetes is very complicated and individual so the more you can tell us about what you are experiencing and the medication (if any) you are taking, the better idea we have of what is appropriate to advise you.
RichardsUsername
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Me too. Never had a problem putting weight on. But there you go.
I had lost a lot of weight prior to diagnosis as T2, but low carb and exercise failed to help me gain weight. Eventually I wa diagnosed with pancreatic enzyme insufficiency as well as chronic pancreatits and started to take Creon capules and they worked like magic and I regained most of the weight I'd lost. I was also redesignated as Type 3C diabetic and put on mutiple dailly insulin injections.
It would probably be worthwhile asking your GP if you could have a C-Peptide test.
It would probably be worthwhile asking your GP if you could have a C-Peptide test.
Bubbleblower
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May be starting the meal with some light soup to get the gastric juices working and snacking, almonds and walnuts and such. Spices and herbs like black pepper, peppermint and cinnamon also increase appetite.
Lately I had 7 C-peptide tests, 4 nearby and the others 40 kilometers away where I went on my bike.
The C-peptides in the hospital nearby were always significantly higher especially if the weather was good, while the ones 40 kilometers away got worse as the weather got worse, the more wind against the lower my C-peptide.
So I like to think a low C-peptide sometimes really means insulin sensitivity just got better.
Lately I had 7 C-peptide tests, 4 nearby and the others 40 kilometers away where I went on my bike.
The C-peptides in the hospital nearby were always significantly higher especially if the weather was good, while the ones 40 kilometers away got worse as the weather got worse, the more wind against the lower my C-peptide.
So I like to think a low C-peptide sometimes really means insulin sensitivity just got better.
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