Dr. Ben Bikman

And they're dying, but they look as lean as they want to be. And that is because they have learned...

that insulin injecting insulin is like injecting fat shots as one type one diabetic referred to it that they learn that it's the insulin that's making them gain weight whether they you know want to or not so insulin tells the fat cells what to do with the energy that it has available namely grow but insulin also helps that growth

that insulin injecting insulin is like injecting fat shots as one type one diabetic referred to it that they learn that it's the insulin that's making them gain weight whether they you know want to or not so insulin tells the fat cells what to do with the energy that it has available namely grow but insulin also helps that growth

that insulin injecting insulin is like injecting fat shots as one type one diabetic referred to it that they learn that it's the insulin that's making them gain weight whether they you know want to or not so insulin tells the fat cells what to do with the energy that it has available namely grow but insulin also helps that growth

by enriching the availability of total energy by reducing overall metabolic rate. And we even see this in people with type two diabetes. People with type two diabetes who go on insulin therapy, taking their already kind of high insulin and putting it even higher, their metabolic rate slows at the moment the therapy begins.

by enriching the availability of total energy by reducing overall metabolic rate. And we even see this in people with type two diabetes. People with type two diabetes who go on insulin therapy, taking their already kind of high insulin and putting it even higher, their metabolic rate slows at the moment the therapy begins.

by enriching the availability of total energy by reducing overall metabolic rate. And we even see this in people with type two diabetes. People with type two diabetes who go on insulin therapy, taking their already kind of high insulin and putting it even higher, their metabolic rate slows at the moment the therapy begins.

And it's no surprise that diabetics around the world, type 1 or type 2, when they begin their insulin therapy, they gain weight. In a type 1 diabetic, it's often essential because they've been losing so much weight that the insulin hopefully will just get them back to where they should be.

And it's no surprise that diabetics around the world, type 1 or type 2, when they begin their insulin therapy, they gain weight. In a type 1 diabetic, it's often essential because they've been losing so much weight that the insulin hopefully will just get them back to where they should be.

And it's no surprise that diabetics around the world, type 1 or type 2, when they begin their insulin therapy, they gain weight. In a type 1 diabetic, it's often essential because they've been losing so much weight that the insulin hopefully will just get them back to where they should be.

But in a type two diabetic who's often already overweight, once they start insulin therapy, it's guaranteed they're gonna gain more weight, and so up they go. And so within this long-winded answer, Drew, I've touched on a lot of points. If I were to sort of bring it together,

But in a type two diabetic who's often already overweight, once they start insulin therapy, it's guaranteed they're gonna gain more weight, and so up they go. And so within this long-winded answer, Drew, I've touched on a lot of points. If I were to sort of bring it together,

But in a type two diabetic who's often already overweight, once they start insulin therapy, it's guaranteed they're gonna gain more weight, and so up they go. And so within this long-winded answer, Drew, I've touched on a lot of points. If I were to sort of bring it together,

I would present what I hope is a unifying hypothesis, which is that there are two camps, and I don't want to strawman any one of them and speak for either of them, but you would have the kind of pure caloric theorists who would say, no, it's purely a matter of calories in, calories out, hormones be damned.

I would present what I hope is a unifying hypothesis, which is that there are two camps, and I don't want to strawman any one of them and speak for either of them, but you would have the kind of pure caloric theorists who would say, no, it's purely a matter of calories in, calories out, hormones be damned.

I would present what I hope is a unifying hypothesis, which is that there are two camps, and I don't want to strawman any one of them and speak for either of them, but you would have the kind of pure caloric theorists who would say, no, it's purely a matter of calories in, calories out, hormones be damned.

Or you have the other camp, which they would say it's purely a matter of insulin and it's pure hormones. I might have misspoke earlier, but then in that case calories don't matter, whereas the other group would say hormones don't matter. But in reality both do.

Or you have the other camp, which they would say it's purely a matter of insulin and it's pure hormones. I might have misspoke earlier, but then in that case calories don't matter, whereas the other group would say hormones don't matter. But in reality both do.

Or you have the other camp, which they would say it's purely a matter of insulin and it's pure hormones. I might have misspoke earlier, but then in that case calories don't matter, whereas the other group would say hormones don't matter. But in reality both do.

You must, to put it in a succinct sort of thesis statement, you must have elevated insulin to signal the growth of fat cell, and you must have sufficient energy to fuel the growth of the fat cell. Either is insufficient. You need both. I simply harp more on the insulin because it's the one that's so much more readily overlooked.