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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 452131" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. It sounds like the same trail I had. If you are not much overweight then it would imply a failing pancreas. Even if overweight you could still be needing insulin but it is important to get the weight near to 'normal' to help remove any insulin resistance. If you are having to starve yourself like I did to keep sugars down then you won't be overweight anyway. I've been on insulin for 9 months and it's the best thing I ever did as tablets, similar to yours, weren't working and I couldn't eat anything. Injecting insulin these days with modern pens is really easy and less painful than doing finger pricks. I can now eat very freely and have only put on a few pounds. I still keep the carbs down most of the time to avoid weight gain. If you have a good DN/GP for insulin and can discuss options with them then I would certainly recommend the Basal/Bolus regime I'm on. It does involve two insulins and two pens with typically 2 to 3 injections a day but has full flexibility. I use the smallest 4mm long needles and Novo pens with disposable cartridges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 452131, member: 21149"] Hi. It sounds like the same trail I had. If you are not much overweight then it would imply a failing pancreas. Even if overweight you could still be needing insulin but it is important to get the weight near to 'normal' to help remove any insulin resistance. If you are having to starve yourself like I did to keep sugars down then you won't be overweight anyway. I've been on insulin for 9 months and it's the best thing I ever did as tablets, similar to yours, weren't working and I couldn't eat anything. Injecting insulin these days with modern pens is really easy and less painful than doing finger pricks. I can now eat very freely and have only put on a few pounds. I still keep the carbs down most of the time to avoid weight gain. If you have a good DN/GP for insulin and can discuss options with them then I would certainly recommend the Basal/Bolus regime I'm on. It does involve two insulins and two pens with typically 2 to 3 injections a day but has full flexibility. I use the smallest 4mm long needles and Novo pens with disposable cartridges. [/QUOTE]
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