Insulin resistance and weight loss

[Rblack171 10]

I have type 2 diabetes and Pcos and I'm finding it difficult to loose weight. Also, one of my diabetes medications makes it difficult to loose weight as well. I have 15 pounds I need to drop before surgery. For those that have insulin resistance what diet did you find worked best for weight loss prior to surgery?

[Kimmy0926 22]

Hello! I have PCOS but no diabetes. I too found it very difficult to lose the necessary weight prior to surgery. I incorporated Premier Protein shakes (30g) as a Meal Replacement at least once a day. Cut all carbs - it will be difficult but WORTH IT! No Pop, Crystal Light will become a good friend - plenty of Water to flush everything out and walk! I hope this helps - good luck!!

[Rblack171 10]

I've tried to do low carb high fat diet which worked great for me but due to my medication and not having hardly any carbs my blood sugar would drop so I stopped doing that diet. Maybe I can try it again and cut my medication doses in half.

[Rblack171 10]

13 minutes ago, Kimmy0926 said:

Hello! I have PCOS but no diabetes. I too found it very difficult to lose the necessary weight prior to surgery. I incorporated Premier Protein shakes (30g) as a Meal Replacement at least once a day. Cut all carbs - it will be difficult but WORTH IT! No Pop, Crystal Light will become a good friend - plenty of Water to flush everything out and walk! I hope this helps - good luck!!

Hello to you as well

[NnekaRose 0]

Yeah, I agree... low carb + Protein Shakes are what help me. I have PCOS but not diabetes. Good luck!

[Rblack171 10]

1 minute ago, NnekaRose said:

Yeah, I agree... low carb + Protein Shakes are what help me. I have PCOS but not diabetes. Good luck!

I'm definitely going to give it a try I have to meet my goal of losing 10% of my body weight

[Hazel_eyez 173]

I find for me to lose weight I have to keep my carbs around 20g. So I count everything including any carbs in the shakes and Vitamin gummies/chews. All carbs not net. It has worked well before and after surgery. I am down 82 lbs total.

[EmmyJ 184]

I want to try low carb high fat, as I did get a PCOS diagnosis, but my NUT keeps encouraging me to incorporate whole grains into the diet and keep the fat intake low. Sigh.

[Tiale 20]

Hi I also don't have diabetes, but my PCOS is really bad. It's frustrating for me because my doctors tend to dismiss my PCOS and I haven't received treatment for it. What helped me lose weight was cutting out sugary drinks, if you're addicted to sugary drinks, go for sugar-free. I also did my best to follow the diet the program gave me. Sweets are my weakness, and once I gradually cut it out, I noticed a lb drop here and there.

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[teacupnosaucer 445]

I have PCOS and insulin resistance as well. Even before I started changing my diet, I found introducing an exercise routine helped my insulin levels A LOT. Doing aquafit and then lap swimming 3x per week made a huge change. It didn't help me lose much weight (about 7lbs, then another ten once I got my diet in check), but if you're already dieting then maybe the exercise will help!

Here's an article about it: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2014/09/exercise-fight-insulin-resistance-with-the-most-powerful-weapon/

[Rblack171 10]

I'm going to try this week low carb and see how it goes. My doctor has gave me Trulicity an injection shot to help with insulin resistance, so hopefully I see a difference.