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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1555027" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>I agree that insulin is not adding weight directly, but it is the enabler. Insulin also tells the muscles to store glucose, which is the main way that insulin lowers bgl. I am in similar predicament in that my oral meds stimulate insulin from the pancreas, and it is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. This is why I like the LC diet - it reduces my need for medication. But yes, if there is high levels of glucose from a meal then it needs appropriate insulin to deal with it, and if insufficient insulin then the bgl remains high until burnt off by exercise, or converted into fat by neolipogenesis. So if storage exceeds useage then weight gets put on, Insulin does not cause weight gain, but it enables it, It is the storage hormone.</p><p></p><p>This is the take from Joslin Clinic</p><p><a href="http://www.joslin.org/info/why_did_i_gain_weight_when_i_started_taking_insulin.html" target="_blank">http://www.joslin.org/info/why_did_i_gain_weight_when_i_started_taking_insulin.html</a></p><p></p><p>And from the Mayo Clinic</p><p><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/in-depth/insulin-and-weight-gain/art-20047836" target="_blank">http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/in-depth/insulin-and-weight-gain/art-20047836</a></p><p></p><p>And another study from the archive</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776747" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776747</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1555027, member: 196898"] I agree that insulin is not adding weight directly, but it is the enabler. Insulin also tells the muscles to store glucose, which is the main way that insulin lowers bgl. I am in similar predicament in that my oral meds stimulate insulin from the pancreas, and it is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. This is why I like the LC diet - it reduces my need for medication. But yes, if there is high levels of glucose from a meal then it needs appropriate insulin to deal with it, and if insufficient insulin then the bgl remains high until burnt off by exercise, or converted into fat by neolipogenesis. So if storage exceeds useage then weight gets put on, Insulin does not cause weight gain, but it enables it, It is the storage hormone. This is the take from Joslin Clinic [URL]http://www.joslin.org/info/why_did_i_gain_weight_when_i_started_taking_insulin.html[/URL] And from the Mayo Clinic [URL]http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/in-depth/insulin-and-weight-gain/art-20047836[/URL] And another study from the archive [URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776747[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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