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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
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The issue I was focused on when I started about four months ago was getting tighter control of my blood glucose which had crept up as I began having more care duties for a disabled family member. I found lots of good advice here which led me to reduce the number of carbohydrates I was eating and also to limit the amount I eat at one time to no more than 40 carbohydrates per meal. This is resulting in weight loss which is needed, I am also reducing the amount of calories per day to continue this weight loss.
I have a couple of issues with weight loss-not the least of which is that I am taking insulin and metformin. I expect that as I lose weight I will need to reduce the amount of insulin and metformin I take. My new doctor was appalled when I told her I had reduced my insulin 2 units. She thought she was in charge of this. My old Diabetes team gave me goals in fasting blood glucose and HA1c measures to hit and suggestions about how to titrate my medication levels and where to start. My conversations at appointments revolved around my readings and the need for any adjustments in the amount of medication I was taking or changes needed to prescriptions. Doctors after all do control our access to insulin. Can you imagine anyone injecting themselves with insulin if they did not need it? I guess it is both a lifesaving and dangerous substance.
I also get attached to numbers-I always have-The Count was my favorite Sesame Street character-although Cookie Monster was a close second. My new sticking point is 13 stone, 1 lb. I just learned to take my weight in stones and I have always liked the number 13. My grandmother's birthday. 13 is a nice sturdy number and I like to think of myself as sturdy.
So...I am titrating down. A recent abscessed molar brought my need for insulin and my weight back up a little. I have overcome both setbacks and am now looking forward to going below 13 stones this week.
Has anyone else had the experience of reducing their medications taken for Diabetes as they lose weight?
How did it go?
Was it a smooth downward trend or did you have ups and downs?
Thanks for all advice and experience shared on Titrating down insulin and metformin.