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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2742417" data-attributes="member: 401801">Hi [USER=415513]@Liam8668[/USER] ,Something that stood out for me: You said the low carb diet didn't work wonders. The why is worth diving in to. It's a diet some people accidentally get wrong, they eat more carbs than their body can handle still without knowing it, or they can't keep up the diet due to a whole host of issues (like eating disorders, sensory things, depression, what have you), just, you know.... It doesn't work right if it gets done wrong for whatever reason, or it doesn't have the impact it potentially could have had because someone's on steroids for another condition, or statins, or... It really is worth it to find out why lowering carbs, which should lower your blood glucose, isn't working. Because if you got the diet right, you kept it up just fine, there were no other medications or medical issues throwing a wrench in, if there is no actual identifiable reason why it didn't work... Then I think the question shouldn't be "should I consider asking for insulin", it should be "should I request a C-peptide and GAD test to see whether I truly am a T2?". Because if your insulin output is compromised, then yes, insulin would be the way to go, and there'd be no more throwing everything but the kitchen sink at it, anymore. If you're a T1, LADA, Mody... You need to know.Just something to consider. I can't tell you on whether or not to consider insulin, but I think I'd personally want to get to the bottom of why all these various measures aren't working for you. Is it something other than T2, or is something else keeping you from improving blood sugars? But yeah... If you're high all the time and nothing else works, I'd give it a go. Simply to avoid complications later, as being high all the time is just damaging throughout. But really... Look into why you're high, why nothing seems to do the trick. Where do things go wrong, try to find the cause and if you can, do something about it.I hope you'll feel better soon. Jo</blockquote>

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