Have started insulin 3 months ago. Started out on 57kg which put me briefly in the underweight category. I’m up to 61kg which is in the healthy category but I’m worried about gaining anymore weight. Has anyone experienced a similar sort of weight gain? I know a little weight gain is expected but I don’t want to gain loads.
From the amount of insulin I’m injecting I can see that my carb intake has increased from about 150g/day to 200-300g/day. Is my weight gain down to eating more carbs? If I increased my protein and fat percentage and reduced carb percentage would that still cause weight gain?
Also does injecting insulin increase muscle mass or something? I don’t know if I’m biased because my friend said insulin increases muscle but lately I’ve realised my arms have gotten more muscular, I do inject into my upper arms regularly but surely the insulin circulates in your body so there shouldn’t be any localised effect? (I don’t inject into my stomach that often because there isn’t that much fat so it tends to bleed and is usually way more painful than anywhere else)
Any tips on limiting weight gain? I know the whole concept of calories in and calories out but surely some macronutrients affect weight to a lesser degree?
Thanks
From the amount of insulin I’m injecting I can see that my carb intake has increased from about 150g/day to 200-300g/day. Is my weight gain down to eating more carbs? If I increased my protein and fat percentage and reduced carb percentage would that still cause weight gain?
Also does injecting insulin increase muscle mass or something? I don’t know if I’m biased because my friend said insulin increases muscle but lately I’ve realised my arms have gotten more muscular, I do inject into my upper arms regularly but surely the insulin circulates in your body so there shouldn’t be any localised effect? (I don’t inject into my stomach that often because there isn’t that much fat so it tends to bleed and is usually way more painful than anywhere else)
Any tips on limiting weight gain? I know the whole concept of calories in and calories out but surely some macronutrients affect weight to a lesser degree?
Thanks