[notme]

I soooooo sympathize with you! I have always had the issue with weight gain and control. I have had diabetes for 21 years and also gained the 30 lbs I lost before diagnosis and 30 on top of it. I expected to gain the weight back that I lost before diagnosis, but never expected the extra 30. I have fought this for 21 years and wish I had an answer for you.

Like you, i have never been skinny. I am also not a big eater. Actually, I am a pretty picky eater. I am not to much overweight now, but enough that it makes all of my clothes feel very uncomfortable and I don't like the way I look.

Many people here do not have the weight gain issue we seem to have. There is obesity in my family. My older sister and my Mother was obese. Neither one of them have diabetes. My younger sister and I were more average size and I am the only one with type one diabetes in my family.

I know that not having the blood sugar swings does help with weight gain. Getting an A1C in the sixes would be helpful, but you have to do that without lows. If you go low you eat. Calorie counting instead of carb counting is key for me. I have to avoid fats and I do better with the weight gain. The biggest key for me is constant exercise. That being said, I have never been able to lose more than 10-15 pounds.

Let me know if you find the miraculous cure.