Hey any type 1 diabetics here???

stez89
stez89 Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Im 27 year old male jjst been diagnosed with diabetes just wondering can i still lose fat and tone up providing my diets in check?...just worried that having this condition n taking insulin is gonna make me fat :/ im 14 st 6 currently and eant to get to a healthy 13 stone nd maintain it

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  • stez89
    stez89 Posts: 7 Member
    stez89 wrote: »
    Im 27 year old male jjst been diagnosed with diabetes just wondering can i still lose fat and tone up providing my diets in check?...just worried that having this condition n taking insulin is gonna make me fat :/ im 14 st 6 currently and eant to get to a healthy 13 stone nd maintain it

    Sorry i mean diabetes type 1!
  • MagicalGiraffe
    MagicalGiraffe Posts: 102 Member
    I honestly find that MFP has helped me with my control. Since I weigh all my food I know how many carbs I'm eating and so can correctly adjust my dose.

    It can be frustrating when you've eaten your allotted calories for the day and then you have a hypo, so that's an extra 200 calories that'll come in (I tend to fwd them to the next day).

    It is simple to lose weight but you will most likely have days which peeve you right off though don't lose hope. I see it as essential for my management. I would say at the beginning be very liberal with your testing - you can never test enough and you will learn your own body. It can be a big rollercoaster to start with so if your sugars aren't normal, its normal that they arent.

    Good luck, keep positive.
  • stez89
    stez89 Posts: 7 Member
    MagicalGiraffe wrote: »
    I honestly find that MFP has helped me with my control. Since I weigh all my food I know how many carbs I'm eating and so can correctly adjust my dose.

    It can be frustrating when you've eaten your allotted calories for the day and then you have a hypo, so that's an extra 200 calories that'll come in (I tend to fwd them to the next day).

    It is simple to lose weight but you will most likely have days which peeve you right off though don't lose hope. I see it as essential for my management. I would say at the beginning be very liberal with your testing - you can never test enough and you will learn your own body. It can be a big rollercoaster to start with so if your sugars aren't normal, its normal that they arent.

    Good luck, keep positive.

    Thanks so is it just the same to lose weight as everyone else eat fewer cals than my body needs? Yeah?

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