Often many Type 2 diabetics have to rely on external insulin to get them through their daily routines. But unfortunately, one of the side effects of taking insulin via injection is that it can cause weight gain. This is particularly bad news for those individuals who are already fighting a weight issue.
Why would a diabetic medication designed specifically for treating diabetes do that?
Insulin is the hormone the beta cells of the pancreas produces in order to regulate the blood sugar, or the absorption of sugar into the body's cells. In other words insulin is a blood sugar "bus"... it drops off glucose or sugar molecules throughout your body. But when insulin isn't being utilized properly then more has to be added from an external source, which means giving yourself injections. But the extra insulin causes your body to send more insulin to the cells, even though the cells can't handle that kind of volume.
Instead of the excess sugar being excreted in your urine, the blood sugar builds up in your bloodstream. When there is excess sugar in your body it gets stored away, some as triglycerides or cholesterol. After all, it is excess sugar, and what does the body do with any excess sugar that it has?
Another way to look at it is the injectable insulin corrects a problem your body previously had. Before you started taking injectable insulin your food was not being processed correctly, which was why you needed to go on insulin in the first place. Since your food wasn't processed correctly, it wasn't being utilized for the right reasons. External insulin corrected that malfunction.
Now when you eat, food is being processed as it was intended, thanks to the introduction of insulin. But the excess food means more calories. More calories... more fat. More fat... well, you get the picture!
This is why it is imperative to adjust your food intake when you are placed on insulin. It does correct one problem, but if adjustments aren't made then you have over-corrected the problem. It is possible to have both the correct insulin and the correct body weight, as long as you adjust your food and drug accordingly.
You have to take action to control your food choices, their portions and how they are processed. Start with consuming the right foods. No one likes counting calories (or kgs) or limiting their fat intake, but it has to be done.
Keeping a constant supply of the right fuel means the body is burning fuel more efficiently. More efficient burning means more controlled blood sugar levels. The other way to ensure proper fuel utilization is through an exercise program. Exercise works the heart and lungs, keeps muscles and joints in top condition and, oh yes, burns excess fat and helps to lower blood sugar.
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