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Is There Anything I Can Do About Managing My Weight After Being Diagnosed With Diabetes?
Question: Hello
I am a new diabetic (3 weeks on meds) I always weighed around 125-130. Currently I am 105, I was wondering will i ever get some weight back? like just 5 pounds or so..or is there anything i can do to help without eating garbage food?
I am a new diabetic (3 weeks on meds) I always weighed around 125-130. Currently I am 105, I was wondering will i ever get some weight back? like just 5 pounds or so..or is there anything i can do to help without eating garbage food?
Brief Answer:
Please provide more details about your query.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Being overweight can create serious health risks , leading to soaring rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, among other health problems.
I need to know if you are talking about kg or pounds ?
This will help me understand your new diagnosed Diabetes and answer clearly to your question.
If you are overweight(105 kg) than probably you have type 2 Diabetes.
If you are normal or underweight(105 pounds) and at the same time considering your young age and your actual treatment with anti-diabetic meds, i can say that you may have not type 2 Diabetes.
To gain weight, you’ll need to consume more calories than you burn off, so that means you need to eat more.
But eating more can create problems with your Diabetes.
My advice are to eat more often(smaller meals),try good carbs, like whole grains and lean protein,eat good fats like avocados and nuts.
For this reason i suggest to consult physically a dietician to help you find the best strategy for you.
You need a personal healthy meal plan that will help you to manage your Diabetes and at the same time get some weight back.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Please provide more details about your query.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Being overweight can create serious health risks , leading to soaring rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, among other health problems.
I need to know if you are talking about kg or pounds ?
This will help me understand your new diagnosed Diabetes and answer clearly to your question.
If you are overweight(105 kg) than probably you have type 2 Diabetes.
If you are normal or underweight(105 pounds) and at the same time considering your young age and your actual treatment with anti-diabetic meds, i can say that you may have not type 2 Diabetes.
To gain weight, you’ll need to consume more calories than you burn off, so that means you need to eat more.
But eating more can create problems with your Diabetes.
My advice are to eat more often(smaller meals),try good carbs, like whole grains and lean protein,eat good fats like avocados and nuts.
For this reason i suggest to consult physically a dietician to help you find the best strategy for you.
You need a personal healthy meal plan that will help you to manage your Diabetes and at the same time get some weight back.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
yea the weight was in pounds.. so you said you think its not type 2 diabetes so what could it be then
Brief Answer:
Maybe LADA.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again.
The absence of metabolic syndrome features such as obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol levels and your age are important elements to deduct that you may not have type 2 Diabetes.
In my opinion you may have Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood(LADA)
LADA is a form of type 1 diabetes that develops later into adulthood.
The reasons why LADA can often be mistaken for type 2 diabetes is it develops over a longer period of time than type 1 diabetes in children or younger adults.
To resume LADA is defined as initially non-insulin requiring diabetes diagnosed in people aged 30-50 years with antibodies to GAD - glutamic acid decarboxylase.
So,to confirm the diagnosis it is necessary to do the GAD antibodies test.
The presence of elevated levels of pancreatic autoantibodies amongst patients who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes but do not require insulin,determine the presence of LADA.
I suggest to talk with your treating doctor about this test that can help to reach your right diagnosis and treatement.
Let me know if i can assist you further.
Take care.
Maybe LADA.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again.
The absence of metabolic syndrome features such as obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol levels and your age are important elements to deduct that you may not have type 2 Diabetes.
In my opinion you may have Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood(LADA)
LADA is a form of type 1 diabetes that develops later into adulthood.
The reasons why LADA can often be mistaken for type 2 diabetes is it develops over a longer period of time than type 1 diabetes in children or younger adults.
To resume LADA is defined as initially non-insulin requiring diabetes diagnosed in people aged 30-50 years with antibodies to GAD - glutamic acid decarboxylase.
So,to confirm the diagnosis it is necessary to do the GAD antibodies test.
The presence of elevated levels of pancreatic autoantibodies amongst patients who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes but do not require insulin,determine the presence of LADA.
I suggest to talk with your treating doctor about this test that can help to reach your right diagnosis and treatement.
Let me know if i can assist you further.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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