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Message: <blockquote data-quote="searley" data-source="post: 2754581" data-attributes="member: 31377">From what I readWeight went down so did hba1cThen the opposite happened I’m my mind you need to try and see if you can get back on trackInsulin will probably make you gain weight as it does for many, this in turn will increase insulin resistance and again see raising hba1cEven if you do get good hba1c unless you have the good diet and exercise then you’ll need ever increasing insulin amountsIn reality insulin needs to be last resort because nothing else worksAlso insulin adds all sort of other complications to life, like restricted driving licenses, hypo risks etcObviously see the consultant, ask questions and take advice, and if they offer non insulin treatments consider them, as there are many more options rather than metformin Me looking back, if I had the choice I would have delayed insulin as long as possible</blockquote>

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