skipping insulin to lose weight?

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Skipping out on your insulin is like playing Russian roulet with their health. With diabulimia there is an increased chance of death. I gathered some info from wickpedia about Diabulimia and what damage it can do....If a person with Type 1 diabetes who has diabulimia suffers from the disease for more than a short time—usually due to alternating phases during which insulin is injected properly, and relapses, during which they have diabulimia—then the following longer-term symptoms can be expected:

Severe kidney damage
Blindness
Severe neuropathy (nerve damage to hands and feet)
Extreme fatigue
Edema (during blood sugars controlled phases)
Heart problems
High cholesterol
Osteoporosis
Death
There are healthy ways to manage your weight, like snacking on lots of salads and veggies and not to eat past 7pm, unless needed. I wish you the best. Take care...Show more

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Skipping a dose of insulin is just stupid. Even if it did help you lost weight, it is going to take time off your life. When you sugar is high, it causes damage to your body. Not to mention I don't think it is going to give you the weight loss you want. Insulin inhibits fat storage and when you produce (for a non-diabetic) or take a lot of it, it can make you hungry. I have been a type one diabetic for 15 years now. I am on somewhat of a low carb diet. It cuts out at least one shot a day, because I am not eating carbs so there is no need for the insulin. I have also lost about ten pounds and it make me feel better. You will be less hungry, if you take less insulin, thus losing weight. However you should do it in a healthy way, by limiting your carbs so you don't need to take larger amounts of insulin. I don't eat more than a serving (15g) of carbs in a meal, and I have lost weight and cut my insulin in half....Show more

1st of all, skipping 1 dose isnt going to make you lose any weight. 2nd of all i lost a lot of weight when i was first diagnosed while they were messing with my meds, and didnt have them right, I almost DIED(no joke). Not to mention that for your sugars to be high enough for you to lose weight you will feel like crap, and i mean crap. You will not be able to sleep an hour in a row without peeing, you will be soooo thirsty you feel like your going to die, i'm sure youve felt high sugars, but for them to be high enough long enough for you to lose weight, you will feel misery like never before, ive been there. Also the reason you lose weight is because your body is trying so hard to get rid of the sugars that you dont absorb anything from food, sure things like calories, but also the things you need, like vitamins and such, you will basically be starving your body. I was so starved, even though i was eating every day regularly that i had heart palpitations so severly that i would pray every night that i would wake up in the morning, and not have a heart attack, seriously. If you want to lose weight, it can be hard while on insulin, but skipping your insulin is dumb and not the way to go, unless you want to be blind with kidney failure. You just need to really amp up your exercise and cut your carbs a bit, and you should see some sort of result if you try really hard and are committed. Good luck and take care!...Show more

Type 2 diabetes, usually referred to as adult onset, is when your body produces insulin but can not use it properly. This type can be treated successfully with the right diet and exercise in most circumstances. Read here https://tr.im/YYO5F
If blood sugars are not kept under control at some point insulin will probably be integrated / oral medications are also available. People with diabetes can live long, happy lives but must be diligent in their care and make sure you see your endocrinologist on a regular basis....Show more