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How to gain weight

I am a 45 year old woman.Have been diaognised with Type 2 Diabetes recently.My sugar levels are well in control now.Had lost 5 kgs and now want to put on some weight. What do i do to do so and to make my face look more healthy
48 yr old, Female
48 yr old, Female
asked Sep 03, 2009 at 09:38AM in Diabetes
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    answered Sep 03, 2009 at 11:55AM
    The best advice is to consult with a dietitian. This is because more information is needed regarding your diabetes, such as what medications you are taking, what your target weight should be based on your body frame, and what your lifestyle is. These are all things that a face-to-face consult with a dietitian or a trained health care provider can take into account to offer the best advice. Their advice will make sure to put you on a path to gaining "good" weight (more muscle, less fat) and eating foods that will make the "outer you" look better. Best of luck.
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    answered Sep 10, 2009 at 10:27AM
    I would first ask why you lost weight? It sounds unintentional. If you feel this is a significant amount of weight loss (ie. I don't know where you were starting from), then I think I would want to know why this is occurring. There are several factors (stress, depression, hyperthyroidism, medication use, dietary changes, exercise patterns, illness, etc.) that can result in or be associated with unintentional weight loss. As you can imagine some are more serious than others. A fairly good indicator of the severity of weight loss in young women is whether it is affecting there menstrual cycles which tend to be uniquely sensitive to significant weight loss.
    Once you fell comfortable that none of these underlying conditions are leading to weight loss you can explore ways to gain weight (a truly rare request, believe me).
    A visit with a dietitian would be a great start and probably provide the best strategies for healthy weight gain. There are medications that are sometimes used off-label to gain weight but in most if not all cases the side effects are significant in the short and long term. I would steer clear of those. Most of these medications are indicated only in extreme conditions (AIDS, cancer wasting, severe burns, etc.)
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