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pebbleman3@yahoo.com - 10 Dec 2006 23:45 GMT

Hi everyone,

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes one year ago. I am 40 years old,
6'1 and at the time I was diagnosed, I weighed 220 pounds. Today I
weigh around 180 pounds. While I did not intentionally lose any weight,
I just adhered to my physicians diet instructions and the pounds fell
off. Recently, when in his office for an injury I sustained, he looked
at me and told me not to lose any more weight. What drives me crazy is
not knowing what to eat. I told him I am afraid to eat and he told me
to "eat".

My diet is fairly balanced, I go easy on carbs and starches. What can a
diabetic eat to gain weight and maintain good sugar levels? This is a
bit funny to me...I change and now he wants me to start eating to gain
a few pounds. The other part of my question is what are the risks of
losing too much weight? I figured all weight loss is good.

I am taking 500 mg of metformin twice per day for treatment. Thanks for
any pointers!

Bryan

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bj - 11 Dec 2006 01:49 GMT

> I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes one year ago. I am 40 years old,
> 6'1 and at the time I was diagnosed, I weighed 220 pounds. Today I
> weigh around 180 pounds. While I did not intentionally lose any weight,
> I just adhered to my physicians diet instructions and the pounds fell
> off. Recently, when in his office for an injury I sustained, he looked
> at me and told me not to lose any more weight.

Congratulations on the weight loss!

What's wrong with your weight? It's not like that's "downright scrawny"; it
seems to be right in the middle of "normal" (if my BMI calculation hasn't
gone awry...)

Maybe your doctor is so used to overweight people that more normal weights
look too-skinny to him, especially for a tall(ish) person -- and also
perhaps mentally he's comparing the you of now with the you of then.

My doctor once asked me how much more weight I planned on losing. I said I
was just sticking to my exercise & eating program, no "weight goal" in mind,
& figured that my weight would stabilize where it wanted to. It did -- at
right about what I weighed when I was 21. I lost a larger % of my starting
weight than you did, and I've been pretty much stable ever since (>7 yrs
now). None of my doctors has said I'm "too thin", & my BMI is right around
20 (it would go down if I'd lay off the cookies....)
bj
p.s. do you exercise?

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Gantlet - 11 Dec 2006 17:47 GMT

> Hi everyone,
>
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> not knowing what to eat. I told him I am afraid to eat and he told me
> to "eat".

at this point i would say the best individualized advice you can get
is from a dietitian. the cost is well worth it.

> My diet is fairly balanced, I go easy on carbs and starches. What can a
> diabetic eat to gain weight and maintain good sugar levels?

Depends on the diabetic.

>This is a
> bit funny to me...I change and now he wants me to start eating to gain
> a few pounds. The other part of my question is what are the risks of
> losing too much weight? I figured all weight loss is good.

weight loss can be good it depends on if the person needs to lose weight or
not.
losing too much weight in your case might be due to not eating enough.
not eating enough isnt good and I am sure there are lots of risks in not
getting proper nutrition.

Tom

> I am taking 500 mg of metformin twice per day for treatment. Thanks for
> any pointers!
>
> Bryan

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