Low Blood Sugar And Stalled Weight Loss

[says_simon 10]

I'm having trouble stabilizing my blood sugar lately. It's been way too low and I'm slowly reducing my meds. Metformin cut in half, Levinmir cut back by ten. Still have Victoza, too.

Yesterday morning it was 50, and right after dinner, it was 60. My partner made me eat a Frosty and my morning blood sugar was 78. Still not very high, but not crazy low.

I've also had stalled weight loss for a week. Hardly a plateau yet, but it does worry me. I can't exercise because my blood sugar has been so low and I'm so weak.

So do you think the two are related? I always thought that blood sugar levels were a good barometer for weight loss--keep the sugar down and weight will come off. But it doesn't seem to be working now.

[gottobeme 81]

I would call your PCP. Maybe you need to be off your meds altogether.

Although I was not diabetic I did have a high A1C (and gestational diabetes 17 years ago). I always thought that blood sugar levels had more to do with how your body was handling the glucose levels in your body than anything to do with weight...keeping in mind the higher your weight the more likely you are to have high blood sugar levels.

[says_simon 10]

My blood sugar is low when I eat well, and when I eat well, I lose weight. That's how I connect the two.

[Grandma3 73]

I am also on Victoza and metformin, my doctor cut them both in half after a 25 lb weight loss.

May sugars are in the 95 to 120 range now.

You should check with your doctor you may no longer need the Levemir and the Victoza together.