Living With Diabetes
Can Insulin Cause Weight Gain
Both, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes
(diabetes mellitus) occur when the body can not produce or can not use
the produced insulin. As a result you have to provide insulin to the
body for diabetes cure and improve the symptoms of diabetes. But, there
is a negative side of insulin as well. One such side effect is weight
gain. The main work of insulin is to improve the ability of your body to
use and store sugar (glucose). When your blood glucose levels or
diabetes hgh, your kidneys try to remedy the situation by excreting
glucose in your urine. Insulin provided from outside reverses these
processes as blood glucose levels return to normal, which can contribute
to weight gain. For further details read Let's
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To keep weight gain under
control, you have to reduce your calorie intake and increase your
physical activity. If you try to reduce your insulin dosage without
diabetes diets to control weight you may suffer from diabetes
complications. You can also use diabetes medicine which are not
associated with weight gain such as glimipiride, glibenclamide,
gliclazide,glipizide, repaglimide and acarbose. Lowering your blood
sugar with insulin or oral medications may lead to weight loss. But, it
is suggested that you consult with a physician and keep regular exercise
going to tackle insulin caused weight gain. So, the answer to the
question, can insulin cause weight gain is positive, but you can tackle
it easily.