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I was diagnosed a Type 2 diabetic a year and a half ago when I went into the hospital after breaking my knee. My blood sugar was very high, so I was put on a high dose of insulin while in the hospital dealing with major issues, and then a small amount of basal insulin for long term. After I got out of the hospital I was underweight due to surgery and also dehydration so I was happy at first to be gaining it back
Unfortunately, the insulin has caused a huge (for me) amount of weight gain, and everything I have ever read about it and including my doctor, says insulin is responsible for weight gain. I am now 20 pounds past the weight I had been maintaining for years prior to the insulin injections.
I am not overweight, my doctor considers me at a healthy BMI, and I don't really look overweight to anyone; however it is alarming because it seems so uncontrollable. It just creeps up pound by pound no matter what I do. I don't eat sweets or junk, have cut back on portions and increased my exercise but nothing seems to work. Will the weight gain eventually stop at a certain point? Does anyone out there experience this? If so, what did you do?
I apparently need the insulin, I have tried cutting back but my #'s get out of control when I do that.
Weight gain in type two diabetics with insulin is not uncommon. In some it becomes a vicious cycle where the increased insulin makes the weight go up and then the increased weight results in requiring more insulin, and is one of the reasons why if you can get the numbers under control without having insulin it is better. That said, if your numbers cannot be gotten under control with medication and weight loss using insulin is much healthier than sky high blood sugar levels. If you are what is sometimes considered a type 1.5 diabetic, a type II Diabetic where your body is producing some insulin but slowly producing less and less on its own, there really isn’t way to avoid using insulin.
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Weight gain in type two diabetics with insulin is not uncommon. In some it becomes a vicious cycle where the increased insulin makes the weight go up and then the increased weight results in requiring more insulin, and is one of the reasons why if you can get the numbers under control without having insulin it is better. That said, if your numbers cannot be gotten under control with medication and weight loss using insulin is much healthier than sky high blood sugar levels. If you are what is sometimes considered a type 1.5 diabetic, a type II Diabetic where your body is producing some insulin but slowly producing less and less on its own, there really isn’t way to avoid using insulin.
I am suspecting that I may actually be a 1.5 type diabetic. I am going to ask my doctor for further testing. Diabetes does run in my family, and again I have never been overweight and have always been active. But I am now 74, and I am thinking I may just not be producing enough insulin on my own.
My friend had weight gain from insulin. Went on Jardiance and lost weight after Jardiance and doesnt need as much insulin (if any) because the Jardiance is doing well keeping blood sugar in normal range.
My friend had weight gain from insulin. Went on Jardiance and lost weight after Jardiance and doesnt need as much insulin (if any) because the Jardiance is doing well keeping blood sugar in normal range.
If your doctor is not an Endocrinologist, find and go to one. Discuss your concerns. There are a lot of different anti-diabetic meds available, some used in combination. An Endo will, or at least is expected to be, current on all that's available as well as the recent research.
Don't decide on a certain medication...let the Endo make recommendations based on your blood work and history.
The known side effect of insulin is weight gain. Along with possible hypoglycemia.
Cutting back on carbs helps mitigate the weight gain.
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