Insulin Question

Tennessee2019
Tennessee2019 Posts: 676 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My husband has to lose 50+ pounds & I have to lose 25+ in order for us to be able to take the helicopter ride over the volcano & the horseback ride to the crater on our vacation. After Christmas is over, we will have 162 days to do this.
I am focused, but am worried that my husband won't succeed. He just started taking insulin & I don't know what affect that will have on his ability to lose weight. Can anyone out there who is diabetic answer this question for me?

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  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    Well if he lost some weight and exercised he might be able to stop taking insulin. Question is does he care and is he motivated? If becoming a diabetic didn't shock him into wanting to become more fit a helicopter ride certainly won't.

    Why wait until after Christmas?
  • LesliePierceRN
    LesliePierceRN Posts: 860 Member
    Actually, he may find that losing weight will be a little easier, since insulin's job is to push glucose into the cells to be able to be used as energy. His body will begin to function again as it was supposed to, and did when he was younger. And then with the reduction in weight and increased exercise (muscle burns glucose), he may be able to come off the insulin later.
  • onefourone
    onefourone Posts: 212 Member
    depends on what type he is taking some will assist like victosa which helps with food cravings but some will not. He will have to monitor the intake and adjust what he takes as he progresses. If he is taking a fast acting like Novalog he might not want to take it prior to working out as it can cause you do drop quickly causing you to eat sugar or take a glucous tab to prevent any serious affects. If he is taking a long term like levemere then he will need to work with the dr to make the proper adjustments so he does not have lows. Working out and losing weight will help with the insulin intake. If he is type 1 diet and exercise will not cure it but it will help it. If he is type 2 he stands a chance of getting off the insulin and just on a pill or back to normal. Good luck
  • bjshields
    bjshields Posts: 677 Member
    Insulin is the "fat storage hormone," so it will make it more difficult. HOWEVER -- the more he exercises, the more intensely he exercises, he *should* be able to cut back on insulin. At least that's how it works with my diabetic husband. I feel for you. It's really rough, and it feels like you're working against your own body. It is doable, but he's going to have to start tracking his numbers religiously, especially an hour after working out. Good luck to him!! :o
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    Insulin is the "fat storage hormone," so it will make it more difficult. HOWEVER -- the more he exercises, the more intensely he exercises, he *should* be able to cut back on insulin. At least that's how it works with my diabetic husband. I feel for you. It's really rough, and it feels like you're working against your own body. It is doable, but he's going to have to start tracking his numbers religiously, especially an hour after working out. Good luck to him!! :o

    agree with this
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