My mother has been undergoing diabetes treatment for 4 months. She was on insulin for the first 2 months, now she switched to tablets. In a short time she lost about 10 kg. Now, with a height of 172 cm, it weighs only 52 kg. Is it normal to still lose weight while taking insulin? He adheres to diets, but eats quite a lot. What should a diabetic person eat to gain weight? I will be grateful for your answer.
For a person with diabetes, gaining weight is unfavorable, so I would not advise you to force it. Mom lost weight, because at the beginning of the disease, one of the symptoms of incompetence is losing weight!
If the patient has properly controlled diabetes, the weight should stabilize. He will gain some weight, even on a diabetic diet - just wait for it. Unless the diabetes is still out of balance and hence the weight problems. Then the patient requires consultation with a diabetologist and development of a special, individual diet.
Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.
Jolanta MętrakIn addition to specializing in internal diseases, he also deals with professional weight loss, he works at the DAMIANA Medical Center and the "Czajkowscy" Polyclinic in Piaseczno (14 Kilińskiego Street).
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