Hi... im type 1 so i dont produce my own insulin at all. Is it very different from someone who is type 2 that takes insulin also?
I've never been told to watch the carbs but only the sugar in carbs really but if I take insulin to cover it doesn't really matter. I've not been on the DAFNE course either. I eat so much fruit and snacks that it's quite obvious now why I'm on high dose and gaining weight. I've only worked it out since reading things on this forum.
Sorry, my mistake on the type.
In theory, if you can reduce insulin very gradually whilst keeping your sugar levels in range, this should result in preventing and hopefully reversing the weight gain.
When I say reduce insulin, I'm not talking about eradicating it, just say getting it down to a lower amount per day, say keeping good control with 50 or 55 units should in theory see some improvement in the direction the body weight is going -given a few weeks or more.
Best not to change basal insulin unless you're totally confident with this.
If you're on metformin, this indicates that you have a degree of insulin resistance. Is that correct?
You say you've had your insulin doses changed drastically 20g/day min, 120g/day max. That's a massive difference.
So the other question to ask is: Do you feel your GP is competent enough to oversee your diabetes management?
If that answer is no: Can you attend a diabetes clinic in your area?
Regarding DAFNE. It would be good to go on it and under the new NICE guidelines you should qualify if you've not been on a diabetes course like this in recent years.
