Diabetes & Gaining
or…How to Dance With the Devil and Not Lose a Leg
This is an answer to a question I get asked frequently. I thought it was long overdue I wrote a response.
Diabetes is not the end of gaining. In fact for some, diabetes marks the beginning of their serious weight gain. Many gainers I know have had diabetes for years or even decades and have continued to gain well past 400 or even 500 pounds. These people are not legless cripples; in fact, many are gainers you all know and follow on Tumblr, YouTube, or other sites. They just haven’t told you since talk of diabetes is the third-rail of gaining. (And anyway it’s really nobody’s business but theirs.) I asked a few of these diabetic gainers for help in writing this post.
Diabetes is a manageable disease. Very manageable. Easily manageable. Despite this, most people with diabetes do not manage it…
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When I got diagnosed with my diabetes, I talked to this man on Grommr (back when I used to be a regular) and he gave me this advice. It was what ultimately got me the confidence to go back into gaining and it helped me go from 270 (at the time) and now im 520! He’s done a mountain of work for gainers and he deserves a lot of respect.
Reblogging this every time i see it cause this shit is important gainer knowledge














