Question by clueless_clown: What is the connection between insulin & weight gain?
I have a friend who has started injecting Rx insulin – she claims that it causes her to gain weight. But she has not been able to describe to me how the medication works.
When she is going to eat, she checks her blood sugar for her insulin dosage…. If she is in need of insulin, does she have a healthy reason to eat? Could she only eat when her blood sugar level dropped to a normal range? Wouldn’t that be healthier? And if there are circumstances when she eats with high blood sugar & insulin, isn’t that a time to eat very sparingly?
It seems to me that the insulin injection converts the blood sugar to fat storage, so the when she eats more, the blood sugar level won’t be dangerous for her health. But, doesn’t it mean that she already ate more than she needs – that’s why her blood sugar is high? Is there a correlation between insulin injecting and weight/fat gain?
Best answer:
Answer by Jerivix
What happens is that the insulin removes glucose from her urine. All that sugar that would normally be waste is instead kept in the body. Weight gain is associated with insulin treatment, it’s nothing to be worried about (in moderation, of course).
As for your questions about eating, those are really questions for her doctor. I’m sure they can give you some very specific information.
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