[norwaypinesavage]

"Insulin actually will make you gain weight. "

I didn't know that. My uncle died because of diabetes. He was thin as a rail all of his life. He was very-very careful about his insulin shots and eating. He died at age 97 from loosing his balance and falling while he was filling his syringe. He broke some ribs, and got pneumonia.

[cherry]

he died from diabetes at age 97???....

[Viking2002]

Oh, man, sorry to hear that. But at 97, he lived a full life. Makes you wonder how long he'd have kept on had it not been for an accident like that. Wow. Dying while trying to take a med to help you live longer. Something about that just isn't cosmically right. But yes, insulin generally makes you gain weight. Every doctor I was seeing at the time it was added to my pharmaceutical regimen (don't get me started on THAT) would kind of hang their heads like they didn't want to address it and say, yes, it'll make you gain weight. But, if you looked at my BMI and weight history over the past 15 or so years, it would look like a fibrillating EKG, so I couldn't 100% vouch for that. My weight is currently on the downswing due to a new med added to my regimen, so I'm hopeful.

[EDINVA]

I’m curious about that weight gain due to insulin comment also. My spouse is diabetic, currently well under control and not taking any meds, but for years took lantus. Thin as a rail before, and thin as a rail after years of lantus. Probably it’s genetically based rather than lifestyle diabetes.