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Lost lot weight

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granada

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Type 2
Any suggestions how to gain weight as I have lost a stone over the past few months. But only recently diagnosed .

Has anyone else experienced this??
 
Hi @granada loss of weight is often a symptom of Type 1. I lost 1 1/2 stone in one week at diagnosis.
Are they sure that you are T2?
 
Hi @granada I lost nearly 2 stone before I was diagnosed, so that combined with excessive thirst, blurry vision and unbearable fatigue prompted me to go and see the GP. There are lots of Type 2s on the Forum maybe they are better placed to share experiences......
 
HayleyR said:
Hi @granada I lost nearly 2 stone before I was diagnosed, so that combined with excessive thirst, blurry vision and unbearable fatigue prompted me to go and see the GP. There are lots of Type 2s on the Forum maybe they are better placed to share experiences......
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Many thanks

Hope you are keeping well
 
SB2015 said:
Hi @granada loss of weight is often a symptom of Type 1. I lost 1 1/2 stone in one week at diagnosis.
Are they sure that you are T2?
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Well they said it's type 2 but going to discuss with nurse follow up appointment as could be different as I have pancreatitis
 
Pancreatitis in itself can cause a lot of weight loss. Have you had many episodes recently? Are you managing to eat consistently?
 
Hi @granada, I was diagnosed in October 2024 and based on the information on this site and subsequently validated by my DSN, I went on a low carb diet pretty much immediately. I went from a healthy 86Kg to 77Kg in a period of about six to seven weeks. My DSN arranged for me to have a lot of tests to make sure that there was no cancer, pancreatitis or other condition that was impacting my weight. Ultimately, it was determined that while I had cut carbs in my diet, I was not meeting the target of around 120g carbs per day.
As you appear to have pancreatitis, then the DSN may put the weight loss down to that. You can try to put on weight and I have now started to focus on the number of calories I consume each day to try and see if I can push my weight up (currently around 75Kg mark). I have a run of days, where my weight does increase but then a run where it falls again. Because I am very active (run, walk, golf, bit of gardening, etc.) my daily target is around 3,000 calories however, I still haven't been able to consistently eat more than 100g of carbs per day and the suggestions from the DSN to eat wholemeal bread rolls are not helpful as bread is one of a number of carbs that will give me a big spike in BG (>12 mmol/L). My wife makes a low carb cake that I eat after dinner and I also eat a square or two of 80% or higher dark chocolate (I even have a 100% dark chocolate with almonds in) to see if that helps.
My big issue is that the diabetes treatment strategy in general focuses on overweight, coronary heart conditions, etc. and there is no sensible help for people who don't fall into that group.
 
Unless you have a nut allergy you could try nuts as they are high calorie, low carb and although mostly fat it's predominantly the 'good' unsaturated kind. I get almost a third of my calories every day from nuts (walnuts, pecans, peanuts and almonds), but they account for only a tenth of my carbs. Without them I would struggle to make the recommended 2000 Kcals per day whilst also staying low carb.
 
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Have you had dietary advice from your doctor? Things to avoid to avoid triggering the pancreatitis? I know with acute I was advised to avoid alcohol and high fat. I would wonder if asking for a referral to a dietician might be a good idea to find some ideas.
 
JimmyBlue said:
Hi @granada, I was diagnosed in October 2024 and based on the information on this site and subsequently validated by my DSN, I went on a low carb diet pretty much immediately. I went from a healthy 86Kg to 77Kg in a period of about six to seven weeks. My DSN arranged for me to have a lot of tests to make sure that there was no cancer, pancreatitis or other condition that was impacting my weight. Ultimately, it was determined that while I had cut carbs in my diet, I was not meeting the target of around 120g carbs per day.
As you appear to have pancreatitis, then the DSN may put the weight loss down to that. You can try to put on weight and I have now started to focus on the number of calories I consume each day to try and see if I can push my weight up (currently around 75Kg mark). I have a run of days, where my weight does increase but then a run where it falls again. Because I am very active (run, walk, golf, bit of gardening, etc.) my daily target is around 3,000 calories however, I still haven't been able to consistently eat more than 100g of carbs per day and the suggestions from the DSN to eat wholemeal bread rolls are not helpful as bread is one of a number of carbs that will give me a big spike in BG (>12 mmol/L). My wife makes a low carb cake that I eat after dinner and I also eat a square or two of 80% or higher dark chocolate (I even have a 100% dark chocolate with almonds in) to see if that helps.
My big issue is that the diabetes treatment strategy in general focuses on overweight, coronary heart conditions, etc. and there is no sensible help for people who don't fall into that group.
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Thanks Jimmy

I have now found whole message going to have a good read now

Thank you
 
Martin.A said:
Unless you have a nut allergy you could try nuts as they are high calorie, low carb and although mostly fat it's predominantly the 'good' unsaturated kind. I get almost a third of my calories every day from nuts (walnuts, pecans, peanuts and almonds), but they account for only a tenth of my carbs. Without them I would struggle to make the recommended 2000 Kcals per day whilst also staying low carb.
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Thank you for all the advice much appreciated

I am down to see a dietician regarding putting weight on as I certainly need it.

Great site
 
granada said:
Thank you for all the advice much appreciated

I am down to see a dietician regarding putting weight on as I certainly need it.

Great site
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If you have ongoing pancreatitis then maybe it would be better to designate your diabetes type as 3c rather than Type 2 which may mean a different treatment route would suit you better.
 
Leadinglights said:
If you have ongoing pancreatitis then maybe it would be better to designate your diabetes type as 3c rather than Type 2 which may mean a different treatment route would suit you better.
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Thank you that's been mentioned on here before . Apparently not many people know about it so this may well be the right route . Much appreciated thank you
 
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