NicoleC1971
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
If you look at Dr Richard Bernstein's advice then he thinks insulin in combination with a low carb diet is a good option for type 2s and recommends which are the best types to take. Not sure why he is against the drugs but if you are doing low carb then at least you are minimising your insulin requirements whereas as I now of type 2s taking 100s of units daily to be able to eat the standard high carb diet and keep their glucose under control (just barely). This is a lot more than a non diabetic produces although that amount is hard to quantify as there are few trials.I have looked into those newer drugs and I found some of the risks from them to be too serious to trial for myself, especially given the reading I have done about insulin therapy, and that two doctors in my medical team recommended insulin. I haven't asked the others but they probably would have too. I think Fung's work is interesting from a theoretical point of view but I don't see it as being applicable to my own situation.
Agree that those drugs do have side effects as do all drugs although at least since the Avandia scandal there are more rigorous safety trials.