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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1480979"><p>There is a perception that insulin can make you gain weight.</p><p>Without insulin (or enough insulin), your body cannot gain energy from carbs: these carbs will stay as sugar in your blood (hence, high blood sugars). Instead, it will break down protein (I think) such as muscle to get energy. As a result, it is common for someone with untreated diabetes to lose weight. In fact, loss of weight is one of the symptoms for diabetes.</p><p>Once your blood sugars are reduced, your body is able to gain energy from carbs. As a. result, any weight loss (or control) due to the mechanisms I described above stop.</p><p>So, it is not the insulin that makes you put on weight but the lack of insulin which could make you lose weight (or gain less weight).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1480979"] There is a perception that insulin can make you gain weight. Without insulin (or enough insulin), your body cannot gain energy from carbs: these carbs will stay as sugar in your blood (hence, high blood sugars). Instead, it will break down protein (I think) such as muscle to get energy. As a result, it is common for someone with untreated diabetes to lose weight. In fact, loss of weight is one of the symptoms for diabetes. Once your blood sugars are reduced, your body is able to gain energy from carbs. As a. result, any weight loss (or control) due to the mechanisms I described above stop. So, it is not the insulin that makes you put on weight but the lack of insulin which could make you lose weight (or gain less weight). [/QUOTE]
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