I’ve read time and time again the the most common reason for unexplained weight gain in diabetics is because of over use of insulin. it made me start to wonder. does anyone know how much insulin an “average” healthy non-diabetic person uses in some measurement that would be comprable to the terms we are used to? it’s a sightly weird and complex question, i’m sure, but i’d love to know the answer if anyone else does. (i was also REALLY unsure which forum this belonged in, so i picked the one that related most to me)
Wow, this is a really good question and I certainly have no idea and hope that someone who understands the science and biology behind it will come in. I ‘think’ an average healthy non-diabetic person uses only as much insulin as the body produces to manage said body. I don’t think there is one answer, I think it’s as individual for non diabetics as it is for diabetics - just depends.
i know that everyone is different (and trying to figure out how much insulin a non diabetic uses versus a diabetic would probably require a lot of work) but say if you looked at a group of people without diabetes, all of the same gender and approximate height and weight, what might the amount of insulin they need daily be as translated into units of insulin that a diabetic recieves. i’m just curious if someone with a decent a1c uses an amount of insulin comprable to what a similar individul without diabetes uses. i sure hope someone on this site loves science lol.
They say a general average for an adult is anywhere between .5-1 unit per kilogram per day. Teenager are higher because of growth hormones, and the elderly are lower, because of a decreased metabolism. THESE ARE GENERAL ROUGH ESTIMATES. The need for insulin can drastically vary even in the non-diabetic, It’s just that they can actually deal with the constant variations.
from what i gethered from you and a bit of investigating, it sounds like levels for people with and without diabetes are pretty similair. i think it’s more about the efficency of a non diabetic that makes it less of a problem to deal with weight issues. and of course there’s no compensation for those nasty lows!
i figure it all depends on how much eat, daily stress, etc. A NON-D could eat tons of junk food and their body would have to work very hard to lower the sugar. Which explains why people crash if they eat only carbs, don’t eat at all, or overeat on juink. there body can’t use it properly. Or like when you skip eating NON-D can feel low and shakey to.
We really use about the same…The only difference is that I get mine in a syringe. But too much insulin cause weight gain in non diabetic as well. If there is a rise in glucose the insulin level will spike. This is why low glycemic diet andlow carb diet work for non diabetic to lose weight.
I believe that the normal adult produces .5 -1 unit per kilo of body mass. and more for teens