BeckyG - struggling need help

[BeckyG]

hi my names becky😱, im a type 1 diabetic and at the moment am having a hard time, I have had quite high sugars because I still havnt found the best insulin for me my diet is actually ok, sometimes I do eat a bit more or have a cake etc. but the main problem for me is my weight since changing to different insulin I have gained weight, im not saying its the insulin, but I am eating probably better than before I was a diabetic and I cant seem to loose weight, I went through an exercising face and nothing seem to really change only lost a few ponds, if any one knows of a diet or food plan that can work would be much appreciated.

 

[Northerner]

Hi BeckyG, welcome to the forum 🙂 I moved your post to a thread of its own so it wouldn't get lost in the other one.

Sorry to hear you are having problems Have you been diagnosed long? What insulin regime are you on currently, and what were you on before? It might be a good idea to start a food diary, noting in particular how many carbs are in everything you normally eat and drink. Then you can use this as a starting point to look for areas where you might be able to substitute the carbs with other, more diabetes-friendly items. Try not to worry too much about the weight at the moment, the food diary will be a starting point and then you will have good information to start the 'new you'! 🙂

I know that quite a few of our members have had good success by joining a slimming club. Slimmer's World seems to be a good one, as they have a programme which offers food choices suitable for a person with diabetes i.e. not carb-heavy. Have a look at the following thread for a great success story from one of our members:

http://diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=38316

and this one:

http://diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=44709

Hope this helps a little - please let us know if you have any questions and we will be happy to help! 🙂

 

[HOBIE]

Welcome Becky 🙂 I know it might sound daft but when I was young I could not put weight on. I was diagnosed in 1966. In my 20s I used to sail catamarans & min weight was 10 stone 10. I used to have to put two bricks on my boat to do the Nationals . Its odd being T1 if you are doing ok you put on weight if you are out of control you loose weight Good luck 🙂

 

[Mark T]

Welcome to the forum BeckyG 🙂

 

[trophywench]

Having high BGs doesn't normally cause you to gain weight - usually to lose it, so I'm a bit nonplussed - what sort of things are you eating?