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Insulin is a hormone in our body that controls the storage of fats and proteins. People with diabetes experience an insulin deficiency, which results in their bodies being unable to effectively store and use proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Since they are unable to store the needed nutrients, their appetites will increase while their weight decreases. For type 1 diabetes, if the insulin levels are not medically corrected, the fat tissue and amino acids in the muscle tissue are targeted, resulting in a loss of fat and muscle mass. This can cause a drastic decrease in overall body weigh but this is rare... and you then have to eat nutritious things to make sure that you make up for the loss...

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