| Mac,
I had the same problem as you, I was dxd in 2000 and on shots i was fine with the weight....i was watching ever thing i was eating....i never ever cheated....then a year later in 2001 i went on the pump....and after i realized that i could eat anything i did lol....so anyway thats when the weight gaining started every three months i had to buy new clothes because i kept gaining...Im pretty much leveled off now not gaining anymore thank god i would just die....but the good thing is i dont look scrawny and sickly anymore....the bad thing is i wish i was just a little bit smaller...hahahah
what im doing now is eating low carb foods....im limiting myself to about 15-30 carbs at each meal...and im exercising also....just to tell you that the more insulin you pump the more that you gain...so the less you are on the easier it is to lose weight....because insulin stores fat....and you dont want that!!!
right now im ranging about 27-35 units of humalog a day...sometimes a little less....or a little more....before i was almost on 50 units of humalog when i was snacking like crazy....i went to **** with myself but im back on track and you will be too....
my best advice to you is not to look for any specific diabetic diet to eat right....cut the carb intake and you will lose....and make sure that you exercise because that is like having a second medication....i went from having a basal of .9 to .7 in three weeks...it was awesome my doctor is so excited i cant wait to see what my A1c is going to be...my last was 9 the highest i have been since diagnosis and it made me crazy....because i was ranging in the 6.4-6.5 range......oh and by the way if you eat a little m ore fiber in your diet that helps lower your blood sugars also and helps you lose weight too!! you only need like 30 grams to start yourself off because we all know what alot of fiber does hahaha ok hope this helped
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