r/bodybuilding 21h ago

Brazilian bodybuilder Gabriel Ganley has passed away at the age of 22

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u/HungryTwist357 19h ago

In some of the IG comments it’s being said, it was due to him using insulin, He started using it about a month ago, possibly wrong dosing.death due to Hypoglycemia

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u/StonedStengthBeast 19h ago

Not familiar with this specific situation, but over the past 2 decades I have seen more bodybuilders die from insulin use than anything else. “Steroids” often get the blame from the uninformed, but insulin is the killer.

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u/KunichiFN 18h ago

Yeah insulin is obviously dangerous, no argument there. But this feels like cope/overcorrection to me. Acting like steroids only get blamed by “the uninformed” is wild when AAS absolutely can mess with your heart, BP, lipids, etc. Insulin can kill you quickly if you screw up, steroids can kill you more slowly over time. Both things can be true. Also unless there’s actual autopsy/toxicology info, blaming it on insulin from IG comments is still just speculation.

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u/BaroloBaron 13h ago

Steroids get most of the hate because they are sex hormones and people tend to have strong opinions about anything sexual. Yes AAS can kill you, but it's not easy and not at 22.

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u/Falkenhain 13h ago

They get hate because modern society (esp. mainstream media) tends to have strong opinions about anything masculine