Mep
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Generally T2 is when there body resists the insulin released by the pancreas. What is called insulin resistance. This matter be on its own or accompanied by reduced production of insulin. At some point the pancreas produces very little or almost no insulin, hence the need to add it to the treatment.
Not everyone with T2 will need insulin, but some information I've seen suggests that most T2, given enough time will need to start insulin.
Yes I'm one of those people.... managed to control with diet only for 7 years, then oral medications for 5 years, and been on insulin since beginning of 2010. I can't come off it because my insulin production is too low.