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Andre_Demers
Andre_Demers Posts: 59
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone out there,

For the past seven weeks I have drastically lowerd my insuline intake, from 140 to 35. I have also reduced my weight by 21.8 pounds.

I also have Thyroid problems. For the first six weeks everything was going well, I was losing on average 3 pounds per week. On the seventh week I started going down a pound a day. Was happy the first few days but then started to get scared. My diabeties was the same, that means high, but I think I had acheived a breaking point for the Thyroid. I was getting hyperthyroid. I read yesterday about it and there where only two possibilities. One I was giving myself to much medication for the thyroid, possible because I have not changed the medication since I started losing weight. Second was a uncontroled diabeties.

So my solution was give myself a bit more insuline, I gained 4 pounds inside half a day and that still following my diet and all. I woke up at 237.4 and went to bed at 242.0. This morning I woke up at 239.8.

I know that insuline slows my weight lost but what is the balance I need to lose weight and still keep my tests level. I had tried the diet by being normal with my tests and could not lose anything. I want to lose weight, I need to lose weight.

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  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    Hello!

    My dad and sister both have Type I. They're both on the pump, which really did a lot to help regulate their blood sugars and A1Cs. I know that the pump doesn't work for everyone (especially if your insurance doesn't cover it...), but maybe you can talk to your doctor about how to regulate your thyroid meds and diabetes with your new weight loss program. You might need to check your blood sugar more often (my dad has way more low blood sugars and insulin reactions when he's working out because he tends to give himself too much insulin). Do you know what your A1C is? If it's really high, maybe you can set a goal of getting it to a healthy range.

    Also, losing three pounds a week is a lot. 1 - 2 pounds a week is healthy. I think more than that can be really hard on your body.
  • sanura
    sanura Posts: 459 Member
    I would recommend getting professional advice from a doctor, or diabetes specialist, there are so many possible complications, I wouldn't take any chances
  • Catus
    Catus Posts: 2 Member
    Hey,
    I don't have Diabetes (I have a good friend with type 1 and checked the post out of curiosity. never know when you'll get good info)
    I did have Hyperthyroidism. I had to have my thyroid removed so now i guess i technically have hypothyroidism. There are a lot of symptoms when your body has way too much thyroid hormone, rapid weight loss and/ or gain, high body temp, rapid heart beat, muscle weakness, fatigue, insomnia, and more. I would have to agree with sanura, you should probably talk to your doc (at the very least the one that you go to for your thyroid problem)
    Good luck
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