Endocrinology-Diabetes Questions Type II Diabetes

How do I lose 50 lbs with diabetes?

I have type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. What is the best way for me to lose 50 lbs?

Female | 54 years old

3 Answers

Best way is slow and steady, and that which involves consistency. Start by working with a nutritionist to come up with a healthy meal plan and incorporate a CONSISTENT exercise routine. If this does not work, there are weight loss medications that can be utilized. But lifestyle modifications is the best first step.
Cut back on carbohydrates as advocated by Dr. Richard Bernstein back in 1969 in his book, THE DIABETES SOLUTION, when he was suffering many complications of diabetes. He is now 87 and has lived with type one diabetes for 87 years and has no complications.

I am author of A DIABETIC DOCTOR LOOKS AT DIABETES HIS AND YOURS and have lived with type 1 diabetes for 52 years and hope to do as well as Dr Bernstein.

There is another product, Anovite colostrum6, which reverses diabetes and obesity. Dr. Kleinsmith, the founder, has reviewed hundreds of scientific studies on how good it is, probably better than some of the other products out there.
This answer is easy: eat less & exercise more! I'm sorry for being flippant about this, but in fact it is true. Avoid fad diets as they are nothing more than a reminder to consume less calories (and make money for the purveyor). Wt. gain or loss follows Newton's law of thermodynamics & we all remember that, right! What he said was that matter & energy were neither created nor lost in the universe. They are just changed from one form into another. So if we take in more matter (food) by mouth than we burn (normal activities & exercise) we store the consumed matter as another for of matter (that's called FAT). If we want to get rid of the stored matter we must do one of 2 things (or preferable both) consume less matter &/or burn more matter for energy (exercise). It is that simple & yet that hard. There are aids you can use under a physicians guidance. There are now appetite suppressants, food absorption blockers, & gastric emptying retardants. You didn't say if you have diabetes but if you do a good treatment for the diabetes is a group of drugs called GLP1 RA. You have seen them advertised on TV-Victoza and many that you take once a week such as Ozempic which I take. It allowed me to reduce my insulin by 30% with good control and I have lost 25# in 3 months. YEA! & there are several short acting (2-4X/D), intermediate acting (one injection daily) and the long acting (one injection weekly). Check with your physician to see if any of the above mentioned medications would be right for you.
Good Luck!