Posts Tagged ‘hormone’

The Killing Insulin and Bodybuilding

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The misuse of insulin hormone by sportsman is increasing for the improvement in performance. The warnings regarding insulin and bodybuilding have been given by health experts that the damages caused by the drug causes irreparable damages.

The perfect killing drug
It is beyond doubt that insulin is the perfect drug to increase endurance and stamina for athletes. The drug is difficult to detect, cheap, readily available and improves performance. But its lethal effects can not be ignored.

Insulin, a natural hormone, is secreted by pancreas and helps in controlling blood glucose in the body. The injection of insulin is given to the diabetes patient to prevent the rise in blood glucose level. The insulin shall not be injected in high amount as it causes fall in the level of blood glucose and can cause shaking, sweating or sometimes more severe effects like coma or death. So, it is very important to know the amount of insulin to be injected in the body.

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