Any Type 1 Diabetics Here?

type 1 for 5 years now. have 16 more pounds to go!

28 yo, Type 1 for 23 years, insulin pump for 3 years. I want/need to lose about 25-30lbs, 12lbs down! I'm actually awake @ 4a "downing OJ" bc of a low sugar level lol! I follow my body, if I'm low & have to eat...so be it! I log everything I eat, even what's required to bring up my sugar level. It helps with staying within calorie goal & helps me believe my workout was not pointless. My food diet is what I'd normaly eat but in smaller portions. (minus the fast food, desserts, etc. - as best as a person struggling with a lifestyle change can)

Exercise is my most difficult thing right now. I bottom out easily & it sucks mid-workout. Oh & yo-yo sugar levels trying to stay high enough to work out & ending up low trying to correct it.

This thing is DIFFICULT, but there are too many diabetics at a healthy weight, so I know weightloss is an option!

Friend me if you'd like

27 lbs lost!?!? Nice job!

Losing weight has always been so frustrating for me... Nothing like waking up with low blood sugar in the middle of the night and downing 200 calories worth of orange juice, only to realize that that was probably exactly what you burned on the treadmill that morning! It's a slow process, but I'm determined to make it work this time!

Have you been using a particular diet program? Or have you guys been losing weight just by counting calories with MFP?

Thanks! Like jmm623 said, i add foods i consume trying to reverse a low into my calorie count so a workout is not a loss. The thing I try to remember too is that a good workout may lower my insulin needs for 12-24 hours. I've had to play with it and figure out what works for me. Right now i've got a good balance in that when i know i'm about to work out, the meal before is a little higher carb and i take a little less insulin. then i keep light, healthy snacks on hand that i can munch on before a workout and so far works for me.

when i started on here, i knew i needed to make drastic meal changes to what i was eating as i knew i was slowing killing myself. i started by cutting out all fast food, then cutting down on all processed food, then switched to eating organic and no processed food. I can tell a huge difference, not just in weight but in how my body feels. it feels great! it heals so much faster and i have more energy. i even quit drinking coffee in Nov. last year!

As to a particular diet, i'm pretty much following what they recommend for people with diabetes any ways, lower carbs, high veggie/fruits intake and lots of good protein, nuts, etc. That's pretty much it, i've lost the weight with counting calories, eating well and lots of high powered walks!!!

Good luck to you with your journey!!!!

I am also a type 1 diabetic new to this site. I've been sticking to if for 10 days now and doing great! I have already noticed that my morning blood tests have had lower numbers (YAY)! Feel free to add me as a friend...I can use all the support and motivation I can get!

Hey all,

Just discovered this site. I've been using it to track my carbs. I'm a type 1 since 2009 and trying to put on a few pounds to get up into the 'safe' bmi region.

I noticed a couple of you are on pumps. I'm still on MDIs, but have been thinking about swapping to a pump some time hopefully in the next few months, but i'm not 100% sure about it. My levels seem to vary a lot atm from like 4 to 15 mmol/l.

What's your experience of pumps been?

Cheers

an old post, I see, but I am trying to find some others with Type I also. I have such a hard time with it. No insurance makes it hard to get test strips, I forget to take my insulin too often, lots of highs and lows... Such a hard time losing weight while on insulin!! Most of the "fitness friends" I have on here and in "real" life don't understand what I go through.