Insulin Causes weight gain!!!!

[veganlass]

My DSN said this and also a friends hubby who is an endorinologist in NY.

Is this some sort of trick pharmacological companies to keep you on it?. Have they added something to the insulin?.

I have put on loads of weight this last year on Insulin. Now is it me thinking 'oh well I can eat anything now' attitude or is it true that insulin causes weight gain?.

I have started dieting again and cutting back slowly on the insulin.

 

[Northerner]

Hi veganlass, insulin can cause weight gain if you end up in a situation where the amount of energy you expend after eating is less than the amount of energy available in the form of glucose - the excess will be stored as fat. The mechanism is exactly the same if you are non-diabetic - if you eat more than you burn then the excess will be stored as fat.

The problem is that, with a healthy pancreas the process of matching insulin to food is much more precise than when you inject it. We guess quite crudely when we inject and may end up 'eating to the insulin' i.e. eat enough to cover the insulin injected rather than eat what we need to match our energy expenditure requirements (particularly carbs). If you reduce your carb input then you need less insulin so things are made a little easier, but still not very precise. So it's the mechanics of injecting insulin that can cause weight gain rather than insulin itself - it is after all something our bodies normally produce. You 'just' need to balance the carb input, insulin doses and energy expenditure - which is in fact difficult!

Good luck with your diet!

 

[veganlass]

Thanks. I am going on a diet again and try to get down to 9stone again. I am not back to 10s 10lb !!!!.

Winter is not helping as although I am going to a gym twice a week and burning off some cals. I cannot do much else as I cannot walk any distance due to disability . I have recently read that my disability goes hand in hand with Diabetes due to lifestyle.

The last year due to the bloody awful weather, I have been restricted even further in lack of exercise.

 

[Northerner]

Thanks. I am going on a diet again and try to get down to 9stone again. I am not back to 10s 10lb !!!!.

Winter is not helping as although I am going to a gym twice a week and burning off some cals. I cannot do much else as I cannot walk any distance due to disability . I have recently read that my disability goes hand in hand with Diabetes due to lifestyle.

The last year due to the bloody awful weather, I have been restricted even further in lack of exercise.

I always find it tougher in the winter months - I have also put weight on recently and I'm pretty active generally so I appreciate how much more difficult it must be for you with your disability

Good luck with your efforts veganlass, let us know how you get on! 🙂