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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
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Hi, you mentioned a reaction to the injected insulin you were prescribed.
So i expect that you want to avoid that in future.
However, if you are a type 1 or LADA, then insulin is in your future. Unavoidably so.
You aren’t the first person to react to insulin, but as I understand it, the reaction is often to the preservatives used, not the insulin itself. There are also different types of insulin. The animal insulins are sometimes better tolerated, when/if the modern insulins are not.
Unfortunately, general practitioners and practice nurses are often unaware of all the options available, so you would be best to get a referral to the nearest diabetes clinic. Your doc can refer you, and cannot refuse, if you ask for a second opinion. Once there, you can discuss your situation with someone with more experience and a better understanding of the different options.
If it turns out you are T2, then there are many, many different drug combos, and if you are T1/LADA there are different insulin brands.
Please don’t think that you only have the options you have tried so far.
So i expect that you want to avoid that in future.
However, if you are a type 1 or LADA, then insulin is in your future. Unavoidably so.
You aren’t the first person to react to insulin, but as I understand it, the reaction is often to the preservatives used, not the insulin itself. There are also different types of insulin. The animal insulins are sometimes better tolerated, when/if the modern insulins are not.
Unfortunately, general practitioners and practice nurses are often unaware of all the options available, so you would be best to get a referral to the nearest diabetes clinic. Your doc can refer you, and cannot refuse, if you ask for a second opinion. Once there, you can discuss your situation with someone with more experience and a better understanding of the different options.
If it turns out you are T2, then there are many, many different drug combos, and if you are T1/LADA there are different insulin brands.
Please don’t think that you only have the options you have tried so far.