Diabetes and weight gain due to medication.?
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Weight gain is a common side effect of some anti-diabetic drugs. These are mainly the sulphonlyureas group of drugs eg. Tolbutamide, Glibenclamide, Glicalzide. They make ur body produce more insulin and this makes u hungry.u tend to eat more.and here comes that weight gain. What medication r u taking? U may wanna consult your dr about other drug alternatives such as metformin, acarbose or rosiglitazones. They are highly effective and does not cause this weight gain problem.
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You are correct. It's just so unfair.
Talk to your doctor and discuss this. Explain that meds that make you gain weight are not acceptable and try something else.
Good luck.
Sounds like the typical "piggy syndrome" . . lack of diet discipline with the meds "crutch". Follow a proper diabetic diet and you probably won't need the meds.
Diet Guidelines
http://www.diabetes911.net/readit/chapte.
Calorie Consumption
http://health.howstuffworks.com/question.
I take Avandia, and one of the possible side affects is weight gain. In the beginning I was able to lose weight, but now, after 4 yrs, I find it much more difficult. I am still careful about what I eat- counting carbs and calories, but it's a battle. You are correct though- most doctors push their type 2 patients to lose weight, and it's proven that it does help lower blood sugar levels, but the med can make it almost impossible to do that!
I was on Avandia and gained then switched to Byetta with better results- but sick for two weeks until I adjusted. It is injected.
There's some great articles on Diabetes at http://diabetes.hammocksurvivalguide.com.
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