
12-02-2008, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by fgummett Yes.
Insulin has several jobs in the body: the best known is managing Blood Glucose - by balancing (or "covering") the amount of carbs you eat at each meal with insulin you can maintain better BG levels, which is clearly a good thing  . BUT it is a careful balancing act; as too much insulin increases appetite, and is also responsible for laying down fat stores and preventing them from being burnt as fuel... thus the weight gain
I believe the trick is to limit the amount of insulin you require to maintain a normal BG by carefully limiting the amount of carbs and sugar that you eat.  | Thanks!  very helpful! |