Take all of your medications as prescribed and never stop taking your insulin as a way to lose weight.

You don’t need to go through these changes alone.

Diet

An important part of avoiding weight gain is monitoring your total calorie intake.

Diabetic woman injecting herself with insulin

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Your weight is the balance between the number of calories you eat and the number of calories you burn.

Watching your portion sizes and the bang out of food that you eat helps to prevent weight gain.

How Much Exercise Should I Get Per Week?

Research shows that exercise, even without weight loss, improves blood sugar levels and helps with insulin resistance.

See if changing your medication could help with maintaining a healthy weight.

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