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Suggest Ways To Lose Weight While On Insulin For Diabetes

i am 70 years old and a diabetic taking 7 shots a day, I was told the reason i can t loss the weight and get my diabetes under control is i take to much insulin. i need loss 80 pounds to get back to my regular weight i am praying that i find a doctor that can help me
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
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Hello. Weight gain with insulin is a common problem. I am sure you must be regularly following all the lifestyle modification - diet and exercises as advised by your doctor. What we can do is make a small change in your medications for Diabetes - add metformin if you are not on it and if there are no contraindications, and also change some of the insulin dose to a GLP 1 agonist like Exenatide or Liraglutide. Hope this helps.
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Dr Geeta
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Suggest Ways To Lose Weight While On Insulin For Diabetes

Hello. Weight gain with insulin is a common problem. I am sure you must be regularly following all the lifestyle modification - diet and exercises as advised by your doctor. What we can do is make a small change in your medications for Diabetes - add metformin if you are not on it and if there are no contraindications, and also change some of the insulin dose to a GLP 1 agonist like Exenatide or Liraglutide. Hope this helps. Regards, Dr Geeta