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This is extremely myopic...

Once you're diabetic, a lot of "bad things" happen. People don't take insulin then just to continue eating...

McDougall points out at one point that it's common for people to gain weight after their doctor tells them to lose weight and puts them on insulin. Insulin promotes weight gain.

It doesn't. Eating too much and exercising too little promotes weight gain.

How about you educate yourself before spitting out nonsense: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17924864

https://www.joslin.org/info/why_did_i_gain_weight_when_i_sta...

Right. And the insulin injections allow them to continue their lifestyle of eating too much and exercising too little. Their body is literally rejecting food and that's the problem insulin solves. It does not solve the root issue.

If you spend a lot of time around diabetics you'll met many people who have lost appendages and continue to live an morbidly unhealthy lifestyle.

The insulin injections also allow diabetics to regulate their blood sugar so that they don't have to deal with even bigger problems.

I have spent a lot of time around 4 diabetics in my family, none of which had morbidly unhealthy lifestyles. Sure, they could all use a little more exercise and moderation in their diet, but then again most people can.

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