Can Insulin Problems Cause Weight Gain

Diabetic children are more likely to have a problem with disordered eating than their healthy peers, and researchers want to know why. Experts say that the problem may be that diabetes treatment prescribes some measure of food restriction. But it may also be that fluctuating insulin levels lead to hunger, which can cause weight gain. Researchers at Emory and Harvard are planning to study a group of diabetic children for three years in hopes of understanding the factors that influence the risk of... Read more »