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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- when my sugar levels unexpectedly rise.
Hi. It's advisable to not be an overweight T2 if starting insulin as any insulin resistance may result in the insulin being added to a body with too much insulin already and hence may not be very effective. Have you been using standard Metformin or the Slow Release (SR) version? The latter is much kinder. Are you having a low-carb diet?Im meeting him next week. I've been type 2 for 3 years now and my latest Hba1c was a reading if 57. I feel as though i may benefit from insulin. Lord knows my stomach has been at the mercy of metformin. If im honest it has hindered me greatly.
@martydozer - Welcome to the forum.
To be honest, if your major issue is the gastric impact of Metformin, with an HbA1c of 57, there are quite a lot of options your Doctor can suggest you try before considering insulin.
Whilst insulin may seem like a simple solution to a really pesky problem, reading has informed me that it has a downside too which always has to be considered, and if it were me, I'd want to explore all other options before considering insulin.
The stark reality is most T2s actually make plenty of natural insulin, but their bodies have lost the ability (in some cases potentially temporarily) to use it efficiently. Where that is the case, the body then pumps out more natural insulin in an attempt to deal with whatever is eaten. Broadly, and in its simplest form, this is what happens with insulin resistance.
I know I certainly suffered with insulin resistance when I was diagnosed, but over time, as I have learned more about my own body, I have been able to help my body recover it's better functionality. For me the greatest difference was what I was eating and drinking.
Without knowing a bit more about you, I couldn't suggest whether you have insulin resistance or not, but it could be worthwhile for you to do a bit of reading around it.
Do you do finger prick testing of your bloods at home, on a day to day basis? Most of us aren't given the tools by our Docs to do this, but for me, it really helped me work things out.
It would be good if you shared a bit more about yourself so that we could see if we could offer you any helpful pointers whilst you're trying to move forward with your diabetes.
Hiya, sorry for the lack of replies. my diet is very good and up until september my activity levels were great. i broke my ankle and that left me sitting for a long time being inactive. going to discuss it all with my GP on Thursday when i call in.
thanks @Mep . just preparing for the discussion with my Doc and becoming better informed i guess. i've just seen a lot of people having the same issues i have with Metformin. maybe the slow release will be better. i dont really know yet.I'm insulin dependant, doing MDI with bolus & basal insulins. But I'm on insulin because a c-peptide test result showed I no longer produce much insulin. So I'm insulin deficient.
If you're not at the stage I'm at, you have a few options for treatment and I'd imagine your doc should be exploring that with you. I do understand that sometimes docs put you on insulin to get quick control of sugar levels. If that is what happens, you can always come off it later. I don't have that option. I wasn't put on insulin until I had to be put on it basically.
I wish you the best.
thanks @Mep . just preparing for the discussion with my Doc and becoming better informed i guess. i've just seen a lot of people having the same issues i have with Metformin. maybe the slow release will be better. i dont really know yet.