Lost too much weight with Type 1 Diabetes..help!!

Are you under a doctor's care now? If so you really need to talk to your doctor about this and let your doctor help you come up with a diet plan that will both help manage your weight and your diabetes.

Most likely you are going to have trouble gaining any weight until your blood glucose levels are under control. One of these reasons people with uncontrolled diabetes loose weight is because they are urinating out the calories.

When you speak to your doctor I would be sure to mention your stomach problems. It is possible that you may be suffering from gastroparesis which amount to problems with your stomach emptying properly. Food can sit in your stomach for long periods of time "rotting" or it can also "dump" rapidly causing intestinal issues. It is not uncommon for people who have this to go from one extreme to another. There are other possibilities from side effects of medications to kidney issues.

In the meantime you can try drinking more water, especially with meals. Eat smaller meals more frequently. If you normally eat 3 meals per day try dividing that into 4 or 5 smaller meals, but be sure your meals are good for your diabetes. Also avoid eating raw fruits and veggies. Cooking them can help reduce stomach problems. Also avoid broccoli and oranges and other fruits and veggies that are very fiberous (stringy) in nature.

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2 confirmed herniated lumbar discs. Spinal Arthritis. Spinal Stenosis, diabetic peripheral nueropathy.

Gissy, if you stopped taking insulin and your body doesn't produce it (you said you were type 1), your body would be slowly starving.  In other words you would be killing yourself, starting with the organs.   Weight loss would happen first as your cells could not get any nutrients since there was no insulin in the body.  I'm sorry you decided to go off insulin for that reason but now that you're back on it, maybe it will take awhile to get back on track.  To gain weight back, you need to bulk up on more food but not on carbs.  Foremost, you need to make sure your blood sugar is controlled.  I'm sure you understand how important this is.  Uncontrolled high blood sugar also damages your organs, so stay on your normal insulin procedure.  Eat more.  Contact your local diabetes association for some guidance as well as your own doctor. 

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Lanie

diabetes moderator
diabetes type 2 controlled so far by diet and exercise
very low carb way of eating

Welcome to the Forum, Nila.  After I read Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution and Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taube, I am convinced that low carb is actually the best choice for me.  As a type 2, I cannot metabolize carbs, so food made with flour and sugar are not in my diet anymore.  Even the ADA has come to state that carbs will make your blood sugar rise and the Food Pyramid by the FDA has changed its emphasis on grains.  There is nothing in grains that we can't get from other sources.  The problem is that having a nice crusty piece of bread tastes so good and bread has become such a basic food for many people.  However, I am convinced that I do not want to take meds just to counteract the bread or potatoes I would like to eat.  Sometimes I do eat some bread, but it's a rare occasion.  The other disturbing fact is that many doctors accept higher than normal blood sugar for us.  No one can say at what point a certain blood sugar reading will damage our organs.  I've read that blood sugar over 140 or 130 will damage our organs over time.  It may be even lower, but for me I don't understand why there should be different acceptable ranges for non-diabetics.  A non-diabetic will rarely see blood sugar in those ranges.  Why should that be acceptable to me then?  People with high blood pressure are not told that a higher reading is ok for them. 

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Lanie

diabetes moderator
diabetes type 2 controlled so far by diet and exercise
very low carb way of eating