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Insulin is a hormone, which was originally designed for use among diabetics to help control and limit the negative effects of diabetes... Used in medical circles in decades, it was about fifteen years ago that top professional bodybuilders began experimenting with it in an attempt to grow their bodies beyond levels thought previously achievable... And it worked... Insulin use became standard practice for many top pros, which soon meant that the top amateurs were using it... Today you have people who have been training for less than two years experimenting with insulin for bodybuilding gains... The risks are, of course, many... Blindness, elevated risk of heart disease or stroke, kidney failure, and other ailments are potential side effects if the dosage is too strong or should the user fail to consume enough required carbohydrates... Thus far, there have only been a few cases of death from insulin use, although since its use is illicit and secret, there may be many that go undetected... There are differences in the timing and dosages required by actual diabetics, and those chosen for elective insulin use by bodybuilders... Short Term Boosts Humalog is an insulin product that reaches peak effectiveness in a little less than two hours... This is ideal for the bodybuilder seeking to positively influence protein synthesis in the two hours following a workout... This is a good thing in that the negative side effects and risks usually only last two hours as well... Longer Lasting Elevations “Real” diabetics use products such as Humulin-N, which have a lasting effect of up to 24 hours... This is because they NEED the insulin in their system in order for their bodies to function correctly. Bodybuilders simply CHOOSE to introduce it into their systems... The side effect risks last 24 hours with the use of this product, something bodybuilders definitely do not desire! The reality of professional bodybuilding is that insulin use, although dangerous and with results that can be unpredictable, is here to stay... As long as the top bodybuilders in the world are receiving $150,000 in prize checks and multi-million dollar endorsement deals, the top bodybuilders in the world are going to continue using insulin to maintain 20 to 30 pounds of muscle, which was not previously attainable... As long as today’s champs are 20 to 30 pounds heavier then those athletes of 20 years ago, the need for insulin use to remain competitive will be there... The key is to select the right dosing window – with a short-term insulin product – and to carefully monitor carbohydrate usage to ensure the negative side effects are negated... The best medical advice it to avoid insulin... But if you are going to use it, then use it carefully!