Why does actos cause weight gain?

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

David Mendosa

Most drugs for diabetes, including Actos and its sister drug Avandia, cause weight gain.

The reason is that all of these drugs cause your body to secrete more insulin. It is the insulin that your body produces that makes you hungry. When you are hungry, you naturally eat more.

I wrote about this issue at http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/18362/eating-make-hungry/

Best regards,

David Mendosa

healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17

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