It isn’t easy, but I know of a Type 2 diabetic who has cut her insulin usage dramatically and has lost lots of weight. I met her on iShape and she’s an insulin pumper too.
Here’s what is working for me:
Regular cardio and resistance training.
I have a treadmill and weights here at the house. I belonged to a gym, but I will say I’ve been more regular since I set up at home.
I also have iShape as a support system. I track my workouts, track my food, and my other progress. I also have people to work with. Right now, we’re doing a two week challenge with partners (that’s a first).
I really think you need a good regular schedule — which iShape provides, and a tracking system — which iShape also provides.
I will say that it is a long hard progress. I’ve got about 4 weeks without any weight changes. At the same time though, I was tracking everything else — during that period I saw a change in insulin usage.
See that, kept me sane.
All of a sudden I’ve seen a drop in weight (about 3 pounds), though I admit to making a change in my definition of “clean eating”. That’s a challenge term. I was making sure I was 600 calories under what the program said I burned, but right now, I’m using their calorie level. Some days it’s 500, some days it 700 under what I burned.
And I’m not feeling deprived. Yesterday I had a Subway sandwich with a small bag of chips. I’ve had gummy bears, and other “treats” through the week.
Oh, and I really think you need to be on a pump. Or at least really really understand what you are doing if you are on insulin. Thursday, and Friday morning, I was fighting low for about 12 hours. If I had been on my own regimen, I would have had to have added even MORE calories than I did with the pump, defeating the whole purpose.
You need to be able to cut your insulin usage to match your decreased needs, or you ARE going to have a hypoglymic episode.