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<blockquote data-quote="Bittern" data-source="post: 2506102" data-attributes="member: 315804"><p>Blood sugars dropping is a good sign, that the current regime is working and doctors will not prescribe insulin just for the hell of it if other medications and/or lifestyles are working. I've not used it but from what I read here it can be complicated so simple is best. Insulin can also be life changing and life preserving so you should not worry about having to use it. </p><p></p><p>The clinicaly accepted Hba1c and consequently blood glucose levels are, in the NICE, protocols, dependant on age and capacity and rise with age. So the level at which your consultant will push insulin will depend on your age and Hba1c. You need to have a discussion with him/her about your progress thus far. If Hba1c and blood glucose are improving and weight is dropping it should be possible to defer insulin, if it's offered, for say 3 months to let things settle and see where you are. Most consultants I have met want to use as few and as mild drugs as will answer the clinical and mental needs of their patients.</p><p></p><p>So don't worry consultants usually, in my experience, listen to a well made argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bittern, post: 2506102, member: 315804"] Blood sugars dropping is a good sign, that the current regime is working and doctors will not prescribe insulin just for the hell of it if other medications and/or lifestyles are working. I've not used it but from what I read here it can be complicated so simple is best. Insulin can also be life changing and life preserving so you should not worry about having to use it. The clinicaly accepted Hba1c and consequently blood glucose levels are, in the NICE, protocols, dependant on age and capacity and rise with age. So the level at which your consultant will push insulin will depend on your age and Hba1c. You need to have a discussion with him/her about your progress thus far. If Hba1c and blood glucose are improving and weight is dropping it should be possible to defer insulin, if it's offered, for say 3 months to let things settle and see where you are. Most consultants I have met want to use as few and as mild drugs as will answer the clinical and mental needs of their patients. So don't worry consultants usually, in my experience, listen to a well made argument. [/QUOTE]
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