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Am on prednisone and insulin. gained a lot if weight. cannot take appetite reducers. tried dieting, but too hungry. what can cut appetite naturall?
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Eat righy: It is what you eat that counts. If you have no discipline nothing will help. Eat small meals every 3 hours, minimize carbs, no sweets, no sodas of any kind including diet, no snacking, drink 8 oz of water every hour.
Answered 9/15/2017
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