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Can you become diabetic? YesIs there an actual risk that long term GH use can make you diabetic?
It's mechanisms with insulin resistance are well known, which is why i've seen it reccomended to purchase a blood-glucose monitor. If it's also recommended to take tirzepatide, metformin, and/or insulin just to keep blood sugar in check, then I would assume this could lead to diabetes if left unchecked.
If you stop taking the GH, does blood glucose and insulin resistance return to normal levels rather quickly, or do you still have to take additional supplements to manipulate blood glucose to try to get it back down?
That's really my biggest concern at the moment with potentially starting GH--the blood glucose and insulin resistance factor
Any thoughts, comments, insights would be greatly appreciated.
Can most people reverse it? Yes
Is there a point of no return? I personally believe so as I have many friends who are former national level competitors who use insulin or metformin daily now that they’re retired from competing.
IMO though, I would fear abusing carbs and insulin causing this more than HGH. What gets most is the combination of the two going unchecked.
Keep things monitored and “most” wont have an issue.