Insulin May Help AIDS Patient Gain Weight

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Insulin May Help AIDS Patient Gain Weight

Reuters Health Information Services (www.reutershealth.com) (12/12/00)

A 47-year-old AIDS patient gained 15 pounds after six months of being treated with insulin injections, according to a new report. Researchers from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the VA Medical Center in Phoenix found that the man, who had lost 20 pounds and was increasingly fatigued despite the fact that he was receiving antiviral drugs and receiving B12 and testosterone injections, weighed 140 pounds after three months of daily insulin shots and 147 pounds after six months. In addition, the patient's CD4 cell count rose while he received the insulin; his CD4 cell count dropped after the shots stopped. The researchers report in AIDS Patient Care and STDs (2000;14:575-579) that the patient reported no adverse effects from the insulin and he asked to resume treatment with the drug because he felt much better.
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