I was diagnosed by my GP as T2 about 15 years ago and put on two different pills, advised me about my eating habits, gave me literature about what to eat, what not to eat, and foods to deffinitley avoid, and that was the limit of my 'treatment' for some years. I have had some hypos over the years, not too many, but they can be a blasted nuisance. Up till about 7 years ago, the diabetic clinic at the hospital was always happy with my numbers, then they started going mad, the numbers, not the hospital. I was having readings of anything up to 25, and then having hypos which came on suddenly - the lowest I had, and stayed concious, was 1.1, which frightened me a lot.
I asked my GP if I could go onto insulin, as I had been reading an article about T2 diabetics, and it said that a lot ofT2s who went onto insulin felt so much better in themselves. He said that he would look into it and told me to come back in a week. One week later I saw him again, and he said that he would put me on insulin, drop one of the pills, and keep me on metformin as well.
I asked him if this meant I was now T1, but he said that diabetes didn't work like that, and I was still T2.
Since being on the insulin, I have been a lot better in myself, my glucose readings have been a lot more stable, and I don't feel as washed out by bed time like I used to.
It is always worth asking your GP about whether you would be a good candidate for insulin, and see what he/she says. If I hadn't read that article, I would probably still be having the pills only treatment, and feeling grotty by the time I went to bed.
Hope this helps, good luck and keep well.
Wilma