As part of our Diabetes Week questions, here's a question for people with type 2 diabetes who have gone onto injections -or are considering going onto injections.
How did (or do) you feel about switching onto injections?
Did/do you have any worries about going onto injections?
If/when you made the switch, how did you adapt to being on injections?
- was it easier or harder than you thought?
- was there any part of it that struck which you hadn't considered before going onto injections?
This question covers injections for insulin or for incretin mimetics like Byetta, Victoza and Bydureon
I am a DM2 for nine years now. Two years ago, from GalvusMet, I was put on insulin therapy to better manage my sugar. Because even with healthy diet, my sugar levels were above normal. Not to mention, I had to take a break from Metformin. I have been on Metformin for 7 straight years and it was messing with my liver functions.
They put me on a long active insulin pen, and so I injected once a day. I didn't have any worries, I trusted my doctor completely. I was excited even, since this was an insulin pen as opposed to the syringe.
(I think if it was a syringe kind, i would have held back. Maybe?) When I was first diagnosed, it was suggested that i go into insulin therapy, but being a kid back then, i deferred the decision to my parents.
Being on injection was was easier and since I was on long acting insulin, I injected once a day. So no more missed pills. Plus not to mention managing my sugar level was easier.
However now, I am back to Metformin (500 mg). I got hooked into fitness, when I was still on insulin, I kept slipping into hypoglycemia, even 4 hours after my workout. So, I was taken out of insulin.