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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1637800"><p>There are two scenarios where insulin may be perceived to make you put on weight:</p><p>- insulin is used to "unlock" our blood cells to let in the glucose to give us energy. Without enough insulin, these "keys" are not available, our bodies look for alternative ways to get energy and start breaking down fat and muscle. So high BG is often associated with weight loss. When this high BG is treated with insulin, our bodies start to use glucose, the weight loss stops and we start regaining the weight we previously lost. </p><p>- I believe type 2 is associated with insulin resistance. When someone with type 2 is prescribed insulin it is because their body is unable to produce enough insulin due to this resistance. However, artificially raising the insulin available (through injections) may cause the insulin resistance to increase. Insulin resistance may cause weight gain. (Hopefully, I have explained that correctly - someone with type 2, please correct me if I am wrong and do not take offence.)</p><p>You do not have type 2 (as others have mentioned, type 2 does not "turn into" type 1) so the second scenario is not relevant to you and the first scenario is a result of high BG which comes with far worse complications than regaining weight. </p><p></p><p>I think the bad rap for insulin mainly comes from people with type 2. Whilst some people with type 1 may experience some problems with some insulins, this is rare and fear of these reactions should not be a reason for avoiding insulin: they should be a reason to talk to your healthcare team and get the chance to try out a different type of insulin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1637800"] There are two scenarios where insulin may be perceived to make you put on weight: - insulin is used to "unlock" our blood cells to let in the glucose to give us energy. Without enough insulin, these "keys" are not available, our bodies look for alternative ways to get energy and start breaking down fat and muscle. So high BG is often associated with weight loss. When this high BG is treated with insulin, our bodies start to use glucose, the weight loss stops and we start regaining the weight we previously lost. - I believe type 2 is associated with insulin resistance. When someone with type 2 is prescribed insulin it is because their body is unable to produce enough insulin due to this resistance. However, artificially raising the insulin available (through injections) may cause the insulin resistance to increase. Insulin resistance may cause weight gain. (Hopefully, I have explained that correctly - someone with type 2, please correct me if I am wrong and do not take offence.) You do not have type 2 (as others have mentioned, type 2 does not "turn into" type 1) so the second scenario is not relevant to you and the first scenario is a result of high BG which comes with far worse complications than regaining weight. I think the bad rap for insulin mainly comes from people with type 2. Whilst some people with type 1 may experience some problems with some insulins, this is rare and fear of these reactions should not be a reason for avoiding insulin: they should be a reason to talk to your healthcare team and get the chance to try out a different type of insulin. [/QUOTE]
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