Insulin & the bodybuilder Part 5

Insulin Injections in bodybuilders

One thing very serious about insulin is that it can cause blood sugars to drop. While this may not make a big difference in diabetics; in a normal individual, it can easily cause a coma. There are thousands of cases where normal individuals have injected themselves with insulin and have developed a life-threatening coma. In fact, insulin is a frequent drug use to kill people. SO before you think of injections with insulin, always have some orange juice or a sweet drink handy.

The majority of bodybuilders use the short acting insulin to build glycogen stores. Long acting insulin should never be used as its actions are prolonged. For those who have allergies to animal products, now there is recombinant manufactured insulin, which is quite safe.

The effects of insulin depend highly on where it is injected, individual response and the type of insulin used. One should never change insulin on a daily basis. This can lead to serious alterations in blood glucose, which can be fatal.

Since insulin is only recommended for patients with diabetes, the dose of insulin in normal people is unknown. There is no safe dose. The normal person does not have the same capacity to tolerate insulin like a diabetic. Those who use insulin for bodybuilding and use 1/10th the dose of very short acting insulin administered underneath the skin.

While insulin has always been given with syringes and needles, there are other new methods to administer the drug. There are pen-like injectors which work well and offer very rapid absorption after injection. However, these injectors are very expensive and can also lead to trauma to the skin.