Is there something in analog insulin that is more conducive to fat storage than naturally produced insulin? Or is it simply the case that, due to the imperfections of injecting, we are more likely to have more insulin in our body than we would do if produced naturally?
Im very interested to know the answer to this too. I always think that ultimately you will be injecting more insulin than a non diabetic, that may not be true.
But i also know that pre-diabetes i was very slim (even before losing weight due to being undiagnosed) and post diabetes gained a lot of weight despite eating little. carbs and very healthily.
I read a paper on this once that mentioned that the real cause of 'fat cell creation' (they never called it weight gain, i should point out) was they way the insulin interacts with our bodies because it was injected and had to move through into the blood. Thats why we are told to inject into fat, not muscle. The insulin interacts with existing fat cells before reaching our blood, which i believe has something to do with things.
You have to be careful with that last sentence. How did your age change between pre and post ? or other factors like family situation, stress, ect. and also, you may have been running with high sugars spiking into the teens for years before diagnosis and not have known about it.
@Spiker - Of course. I wouldn't think that it would have any effect on overall fat deposition as its designed to mimic natural insulin. But i will probably have to search some journal articles and see if I can find clues.
All said and done when i was diagnosed i put back on about 10lbs, and I have maintained that weight fairly constantly over the last year, its still lighter then i was at this time in 2010-2013 though, so i know diabetes has nothing to do with my weight lol well, shouldn't say that since i can no longer eat an entire large pizza by myself anymore.. so maybe thats why i am lighter lol
@gemma6549 - Well, when i was in university I ate like a student and weighed 190lbs, now that I am an adult I eat like an adult (however i eat out EVERY single day for lunch) and maintain a weight of 165lbs..
Its not a conscious change, I didn't say 'I need to be healthy now that i have diabetes' - its just what happens as we grow up... But if anything diabetes has made me loose weight, due to avoiding things like pasta and pizza. I don't miss it at all, and am much happier with my body now, then ever before.
How is this different from non-diabetics, though? Surely this sentence could just read "Ergo, yes, eating too many carbs i.e. not balancing what you consume effectively, can cause you to gain weight". I'm not criticising just genuinely curious - does it actually make any difference that we inject our insulin rather than have it produced by our pancreas? Is there something in analog insulin that is more conducive to fat storage than naturally produced insulin? Or is it simply the case that, due to the imperfections of injecting, we are more likely to have more insulin in our body than we would do if produced naturally?
Absolutely not for me, eat less carbs than pre diabetes and weigh a stone more. I know what I say is anecdotal, and will be ignored, but it's true.
I'm the same
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