Why am I gaining weight from my diabetes medication? You know diabetes medications, many of them stimulate the pancreas, which is a gland inside your belly that produces insulin. Insulin is a growth hormone, so it causes you to gain weight. Insulin takes the fat and puts the fat inside the fat cell, so people gain weight. Which are some of the medications that are the worst for weight gain? Unfortunately, it is insulin. Although insulin is needed for more people with diabetes—of course, all type I, but a big number of type 2 as well. Insulin can cause significant weight gain. Are there any others—common medications that type 2 diabetics are on that they should also be aware of? Medication like glyburide, glipizide glimepiride, Actos, Avandia. All those cause significant weight gain.

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Why am I gaining weight from my diabetes medication? You know diabetes medications, many of them stimulate the pancreas, which is a gland inside your belly that produces insulin. Insulin is a growth hormone, so it causes you to gain weight. Insulin takes the fat and puts the fat inside the fat cell, so people gain weight. Which are some of the medications that are the worst for weight gain? Unfortunately, it is insulin. Although insulin is needed for more people with diabetes—of course, all type I, but a big number of type 2 as well. Insulin can cause significant weight gain. Are there any others—common medications that type 2 diabetics are on that they should also be aware of? Medication like glyburide, glipizide glimepiride, Actos, Avandia. All those cause significant weight gain.

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