Can insulin cause weight gain?

Some people may experience weight gain when they are taking insulin at first few weeks.

• When there is an increase in blood glucose levels, your body  will gradually wasting the calories you eat because there's no insulin to help the body to convert the food into glucose. When your blood glucose gets into better control with insulin, your body makes better use of calories from the food you eat.
• Due to high increase in blood glucose levels, you may be get a  chance to dehydrated. This may seems varying your kilo's.
• The most important, insulin can make your blood glucose too low if it's not adjusted correctly. If you're repeatedly trying to treat hypoglycemia with food, can result in excess calories and weight gain.

What should you do? Work with your physician to adjust your insulin doses to reduce hypoglycemia. Learn how to treat occasional decrease in blood glucose levels with glucose tablets rather than food; it's much easier to control the amount of calories you eat. If your weight gain is out of control, get in touch with a registered dietitian to get an ideal diet plan.