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Gain Weight on Insulin

• Anonymous ORIGINAL POSTER
  Gain Weight on Insulin - Posted by Anonymous

  I am on insulin but i am losing weight continuously. My blood sugar level is controlled but can you please tell me how to gain some weight?
• Samuel Grossman, BS Pharm, Pharm.D, CDE PROFESSIONAL
  Answered 1/13/2015 by Samuel Grossman, BS Pharm, Pharm.D, CDE

  Weight loss can be caused by many different reasons when a patient is on insulin and the sugar level is controlled. To increase weight, consuming more calories may assist in weight gain. It is important not to eat sweets and limit carbohydrates since blood sugar control could be lost. Additional calories should come from protein and fat sources. Also, reducing exercise can help increase weight.