Type 2 2 insulin and tablets

ilove2boogie

Newbie
Messages
3
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi all this Los my 1st post so please forgive me if got it wrong.. doh!
Last year I was diagnosed T2 iv always been fit and never over weight and healthy water.. tho if taken steroids for 10 years as i have a condition called sarcoidosis. Last year my b.s. was pretty much around 5- 8 each time I tested and was taking 33units of insulin in morning and 8 units at 5pm
However early this year they started to rise to 11 - 14 ish with no change in diet and has increased slightly sometime going into the 20s

So after seeing my nurse as i thought.. she said iv become insulin resistant .. so she advised that I keep using the insulin with the same units but start taking metamorfin.. 500g after evening meal.. so after 2 nights my m s has shot up to about 17 19 each time I test.. no change in diet ..

Is this normal ???
She also suggested an injection once a week but iv totally forgot what its for..

So sorry the long story but any insite would greeeeat ... Shane confused xx
 

DCUKMod

Master
Staff Member
Messages
14,298
Type of diabetes
I reversed my Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi all this Los my 1st post so please forgive me if got it wrong.. doh!
Last year I was diagnosed T2 iv always been fit and never over weight and healthy water.. tho if taken steroids for 10 years as i have a condition called sarcoidosis. Last year my b.s. was pretty much around 5- 8 each time I tested and was taking 33units of insulin in morning and 8 units at 5pm
However early this year they started to rise to 11 - 14 ish with no change in diet and has increased slightly sometime going into the 20s

So after seeing my nurse as i thought.. she said iv become insulin resistant .. so she advised that I keep using the insulin with the same units but start taking metamorfin.. 500g after evening meal.. so after 2 nights my m s has shot up to about 17 19 each time I test.. no change in diet ..

Is this normal ???
She also suggested an injection once a week but iv totally forgot what its for..

Hi there Ilovetoboogie - It's not usual for Metformin to cause a rise in blood sugar levels. It won't usually lower them much, but can have a positive impact on how our bodies use insulin; whether our own natural insulin, injected, or a mixture of both.

Are you otherwise well at the moment? As you probably already know, and infection or the like can boost the pesky blood numbers up a bit.

Otherwise, maybe best give your nurse a quick call if this carries on more than a few more days, without any other clues.

Good luck with it all.