Initially I used Glyburide, Glipizide, and Micronase....

Hi @zdeneck

zdeneck said:

Am I a Type I or a Type II diabetic?

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What does your doctor say? There are more than 2 types of diabetes out there and people often get classified as T2 just because they don't neatly fit into another diabetes classification. eg T3c have pancreatic damage so they don't produce enough insulin (and often digestive enzymes) but may still produce some.

I think (happy to be corrected if others disagree) that T1 is more associated by inability to produce enough insulin (usually eventually none, though some have residual production for years), and that deficiency is caused by an autoimmune reaction killing off their insulin producing cells. Whereas T2 is an issue with insulin resistance : their insulin doesn't work as well as it should. Typically T2s start out with high insulin production but long term they can have low production.

But my understanding is that a lot of the T2 oral meds are designed to help with the insulin resistance, and weight loss can be a side effect for some of them. There are plenty of T2s who aren't overweight and either use oral meds or manage with diet.

Welcome (back) to the forums. (I see you last posted in 2019).