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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1230321" data-attributes="member: 211504">Insulin resistance comes in many forms. One of the more common explanations is that fat develops around the pancreas. Unfortunately, it's been said that it only takes about 1 ounce of fat before insulin resistance begins to develop. There's no easy (proven) way to get rid of it either. There are the small group (roughly 10%) who develop insulin resistance even though they're at a normal BMI. Some are eventually forced to go on insulin which again doesn't necessarily cause them to gain weight.As far as how long Victoza takes to work, that I haven't looked into that. A few months back I took an interest in learning about how various diabetes drugs work which is where my knowledge stems. I have no professional training related to the medical field.The point of my previous post was to say that you shouldn't fear artificial insulin if it's going to get your blood sugar levels down to normal levels. If you're eating 4000 calories a day then yes, you're probably going to gain a considerable amount of weight if/when you start insulin injections. Under normal circumstances, as long as your diet/exercise continue to be a part of your diabetes management there's no reason why you should ever gain a pound if you eventually have to start on insulin.</blockquote>

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