Since it seems to happen rather quickly--and goes away just as quickly--I wonder if it's caused by fluid rather than fat. Are you having regular blood work to check your kidney function and liver enzymes? Januvia, like every other prescription med, is not without its possible side effects.

Just a thought.

Thanks alisande. It actually feels like fluid retention because once it starts, I seem to blow up - don't laugh everyone because that's exactly what it looks like - LOL; like I could float away. I just had all levels checked and everything is fine. I do know I tend to carry a lot of fluid. I'm taking very small dose of meds for that but not regularly because it's way too much everyday. I end of losing too much magnesium (not Potassium, if you can believe that one). I've been using some supplements that have cut down on some of that. But nothing seems to help that tire area. Glad you mentioned this though. I feel so much better. Although I know that I have to watch the fluid retention and get regular bloodwork, at least it's something that I can deal with other than just gaining weight like crazy. BTW, I just talked to my siser who is really into holistic health, and she mentioned that since my A1c is only 6.4, I might want to try to reduce it further through nutrition. She knows people with much higher levels and on insulin, that have actually been taken off of meds. Diabetes is such an ugly disease - between it's damage and the meds. I put it up there with CA. I'm ready to try anything. Thanks so much for your suggestion!!

Gneegirl...isn't this the pits!! I get so frustrated with meds. It is preached to us Diabetics, lose weight, lose weight! Then the meds we have to take puts weight on. I was on Actos diabetes meds and put on over 35lbs. I had heard about a new med, Byetta, and went off the Actos and on Byetta. I lost 12 lbs in the first month. But it is so expensive, it put me into the Medica donut hole and I had to pay the full price. WOW!! $280 a month. So I now take Metformin. Needless to say those 12lbs came back plus. I'm sorry I don't have any advice, but do wish you good luck. A fellow sufferer, Dottie

I've had the same problem since chemo. They pumped me full of steroids and meds to keep me eating that I have gained a lot of weight and it's as usual...in my middle section. I am on Zoloft too and it causes weight gain....dammed if you do or damned if you don't ...

I have been on meds for diabetes for a couple of years now. I was on Actos and it really worked for me except for the weight gain and edema which was horrible. I changed to Byetta and I guess I lost a little weight but I haven't lost any more. Luckily my insurance pays for it. My doctor has now added Junevea and I have seen the weight coming back also some edema.

I hate the way I look but a lot of the meds I take put on the weight. You just can't win.

The celebrex I take for arthritis has done the same thing to me. A nurse said it couldn't do that but a Doctor told me it could. I am sure it has because I am not eating any more than I ever have. I walk too but have gained about 10-15 pounds since starting Celebrex!

Deb

While i was on chemo i had the same problem,looked like someone pumped my midsection up with a pump.Since i finished chemo last month,it has gone down some,yet not all the way.I didn't gain any weight during chemo,and regardless of the spare tire,i actually lost more than 20#.Thank goodness,i needed that.
Kathi

WOW, I'm glad to belong to a club, but not this one - LOL. I'm sorry that each of you is going through this because it is so depressing. I'm am miserable with all this weight around my middle. I'ts hard to even sit down comfortably. I'm going to keep trying to find more info - will post when I find out.

Thanks everyone!

Diabetes IS such a struggle. I was on that Avandia for 9 or 10 years and struggled to not put on a pound a month. Not successfully. Avandia had/has bad side effects, the least of which is weight gain. I use Byetta now, and the pounds are slipping (too quietly and slowly) away; and so far, minimal side effects. Byetta has been discussed here before....lots of non-success stories. I find I have much more freedom, and never low glucose numbers; but I am just today starting injection twice a day. Today, we went to an early morning estate sale, and I had coffee and 1/3 of a glucerne bar....then breakfast at noon. Works for me!

I absolutely cannot tolerate this weight gain. It was hard enough w/o being on the meds. Now it's like fighting a losing battle, and I feel terrible all the time - edema hurts, and I feel like I'm 100yrs old (54,now). I'm out of meds now because the health insurance I have with my new job doesn't cover the Januvia. If my Dr. says I have to have it, it is still more than $200/month, and I don't have it. The reason I'm on the Januvia is because my stomach won't tolerate anything else - Metformin was awful. But, not taking the meds makes me feel a little better because I'm confortable. But not sure how long I can go w/o them. If I can get the weight down - 10lbs or more (Ok, there's a lot more than 10lbs to get rid of), maybe I can get my A1c down enough to not take the meds at all. My Dr. thinks I can, because after 1-1/2 yrs, it hasn't gone up. I'm going to have "the talk" with myself about nutrition and supplements. It's a lot of work - planning and organization(NOT ME), but it beats living like this. I worry because even though my BS numbers are down, the disease still affects a lot i don't always see - like eyesight, for one. I'm open to any suggestions.