Complications of Insulin
- Insulin causes weight gain.
- Its purpose is to take energy out of the bloodstream and store it as fat . . . the very thing that conventional treatment is aimed at stopping.
- Insulin is THE most fattening hormone.
- Diabetics who have to inject insulin find it almost impossible to lose weight.
- Insulin increases risk of heart disease
- Insulin increases risk of thrombosis
- Insulin increases plaque formation
- Insulin prevents plaque regression
- Insulin stimulates connective tissue synthesis
- Insulin stimulates IGF-1
- Insulin elevates blood pressure:
- Insulin causes kidney Na+ retention
- Insulin enhances flow of Na+ and Ca++ to vascular smooth muscle cell
- Fasting and postprandial insulin levels have significant positive associations with systolic and diastolic BP
- Hyperinsulinaemia (high blood insulin level) is also known to be involved in:
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Prostate cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Breast cancer
- Hyperinsulinaemia can cause hypoglycemia (LOW blood glucose levels):
- can lead to coma and death
- Insulin is suspected in:
- Gestational hypertension
- Preeclampsia
- Osteoporosis