Why did everyone but ME know this?

Went to the doctor this morning, and all went well. I very much like this new doctor. I was on the ADA website 4-ish months ago, which led me to another website, which allowed me to search for doctors that basically have the ADA seal of approval. They're not specialists, per-se, but they've taken the time to take extra training in diabetes care. Why didn't I do this long before now? Good question.

My hA1C is actually 5.9, which is phenomenal. He said chalk this up to the Actos I'm taking (and I think that was really meant to tell me not to think I'm handling this all that well on my own, that I need to recognize that it's the medicine). He also said that, from the talks we've had, my readings, and the medicines I'm on, he can determine with some certainty that my problem isn't that I don't produce enough insulin, but that my cells have become somewhat insulin resistant, which caused the Type II. He's going to cut me back from 60 units to 50 units of insulin daily - hip, hip hooray. This was the bombshell he dropped, though...

Insulin can make you GAIN weight!!!

WTF???

Did you know this? I had NO clue, and I feel like a complete idiot. I've told two other people about this today, and they both said 'Oh yeah, I knew that.'

I suppose I should've done some research on all this. If I'd been on top of my game 3 years ago, after the boy was born and the doctor then told me he was going to keep me on the insulin, I would've looked into it and found this out. But I didn't.

No wonder I've ballooned up so much in the last 3 years. Just in the last 3 months, since my appointment with the doctor in September, I've gained 13 MORE pounds. Knowing now the evils of insulin, I'd love to just stop it all together, but he said it's better to ease off of it.

&*^%$#@!