advise on insulin when trying to build muscle

[jamesmacc]

wondering if anyone on here with type 1 diabetic has successfuly built a good amount of muscle. Currently i eat my dinner, take the appropriate amount of insulin to cover the carbs and then straight after my 1 hour workout i take a 28g protein shake with no carbs in it. Is this the best way to do it or should i be injecting after the workout when my muscles are absorbing nutrients etc
Im 24, 6 foot tall and weight 13 stone. I spent the first 6 months on a calorie deficit doing cardio to reduce my weight and fat. 12 weeks ago i started to do 3 1 hour weight sessions a week, starting eating more protein based foods and more of them and I am enjoying the muscle gains i have made so far, I would like to gain more but need some help with best times to do Injections and eat etc to give my muscles the best chance at absorbing nutrients etc
thanks
James

 

[tim2000s]

From a non-diabetic perspective, this is an article describing some of the things that people can do.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/the-muscle-building-messenger-complete-guide-to-insulin.html

If you consider that as a T1 Diabetic, you simply inject where it is recommending doing things to spike insulin levels, then you get the idea.

 

[jamesmacc]

so is more insulin going to produce more muscle , I thought high levels of insulin promoted fat storage. i have lost weight in the last 9 months simply by exercising, reducing carbs and there fore reducing insulin

 

[tim2000s]

so is more insulin going to produce more muscle , I thought high levels of insulin promoted fat storage. i have lost weight in the last 9 months simply by exercising, reducing carbs and there fore reducing insulin

It's all a bit more complex than it first appears. Insulin controls a lot of things. It's worth having a google search on the topic and having a read of the available literature. There is a lot out there.