Weight Management in Diabetes – Weight Loss

Attaining a healthy weight for the individual who has diabetes is always a challenge. The person with Type 2 diabetes may need a plan for weight reduction. The young child with Type 1 might need to put on several pounds to be better able to insert their insulin delivery device giving enough fat for better insulin delivery. The weight loss strategy must meet the needs of the individual for either weight reduction, weight maintenance or weight gain.

For the individual who wants to lose weight, first off a realistic goal for loss needs to be set for a certain time frame.

Knowing what to eat and how much to eat to provide for all nutrient needs while restricting caloric intake is not an easy task.

Physical impairments can impede an individual’s ability to be active or exercise on a regular basis thus affecting the amount of caloric use. Exercise and physical activity is performed so that a person can burn calories that are consumed. Prior to the initiation of any exercise program consultation with the physician is a must to determine health status and readiness for physical activity.

Simple weight loss tips have the individual assessing current weight, deciding on a healthy loss per week and devising a plan of caloric restriction, caloric utilization or a combination of the two methods.

For individuals who count carbohydrate it is important to recognize the number of calories in one carbohydrate serving (15 grams of carbohydrate = 60 calories). Then, the individual will need to how many calories are in a pound (3500 calories) and how many carbohydrate servings will be allowed in their daily meal plan.