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Weight and Weight Loss

My doctor has recommended that I lose weight. Does my type 1 diabetes make it harder to lose weight? What do you suggest?

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My physician (an internist) wants me to have stomach bypass surgery to lose weight to return my blood sugars to normal levels, but I have less than 80 pounds that I need to lose. So I think this is rather drastic.

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I had gastric bypass surgery in late 2003. I have stopped losing weight, but need to drop another 100 pounds. Is there a medical reason related to my type 1 diabetes that I could not get a micro pouch?

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At her June appointment, the endocrinologist was concerned about my daughter’s weight. She now exercises and watches her diet, but is not losing weight. What else should we do?

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Since his diagnosis with type 1, my son’s weight has not gone up very much, even though he eats a lot. Should I give him more carbohydrates/more insulin? Why does his Humalog take so long to work? Could there be a problem with his thyroid?

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Diagnosed with type 1 18 months ago, my teen daughter keeps gaining weight. What should she do to lose weight?

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The nurse practitioner said my daughter’s belly fat will cause poor outcomes. What kind of outcomes? Why would the NP make such a comment in front of my daughter?

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Are you a diabetic if you are overweight and get these red bumps that really itch, and since your mom is a diabetic she says you may be one too?

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My two and a half year old daughter has been put on a diabetic diet because she weighs 60 pounds. She doesn’t eat much, and she is very active but she still gains an average of five pounds every two weeks. How can I help get the weight off?

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I am a 23 year old female who has had well-controlled type 1 diabetes for 15 years, but for the past three years, I have been losing weight very badly and have become bony. Why am I losing weight? I do have frequent hypos.

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