I lost a lot of after becoming diabetic. Now mmy blood sugar is under control. Still not gaining weight.
2006-09-06 01:30:56 · 6 answers · asked by sasip_hyd 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
My husband had to gain weight to get into the Air Force. They recommended eating bananas, alot of them! It worked. Ask your doctor or a dietician. Good Luck!
2006-09-06 01:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bodybuilders who want to gain weight (muscle) eat 500 calories a day more than what their body needs, and they eat a nutrient ratio of 20% protein, 40% carbohydrates, and 40% fat. Now, understand that their fat intake is almost exclusively mono- and polyunsaturated fat, which you can find in eggs, nuts, avocadoes, olive oil, fish/fish oil, and flax seed/flax seed oil. Their carb intake is almost exclusively fruits, vegetables, and whole grain breads/cereals/pasta. All of these things are 100% safe for a diabetic.
To figure out how many calories you need every day, take your body weight, multiply it by 10 if you're a woman (11 if you're a man), then take that number and multiply it by 1.2 if you're mostly sedentary, 1.3 if you're moderately active, and 1.4 if you're very active. The number you come up with is roughly the number of calories you need just to maintain your current body weight.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-06 01:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm.... Why would you want to gain weight? I lost 45 lbs. and feel great. Blood sugar is easy to control and everything.
Perhaps if you increased your protein intake a little and exercised a lot, you could gain some muscle mass, but if you're looking to gain fat, you're nuts. Many people here can only wish they had this problem.
2006-09-06 01:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE LESSER WEIGHT IN DIABETICS. U WILL HAVE LESSER PROBLEM WITH UR HEART, KIDNEYS. WHY U WANT TO GAIN WEIGHT? EVEN I M DIABETIC FROM LAST 10 YEARS, RECENTLY I LOST ABOUT 10-11 KGS BUT HONESTLY SPEAKING I FEEL MUCH BETTER. U FEEL ENERGETIC WITH LESSER WEIGHT
2006-09-07 23:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by misty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO AS MUCH EXERCISE AS YOU CAN WHICH HELP YOU TO CONTROL YOUR SUGAR. THEN EAT SOME EXTRA AND TAKE MILK WITHOUT SUGAR TWICE IN DAY. ALSO EAT APPLE AND PAPAYA
2006-09-07 02:06:33 · answer #5 · answered by RAMAN IOBIAN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please consult a dietecian. In cases like yours professional opinion is the way to go.
2006-09-06 01:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by Babs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋