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Type 2 Insulin Reduction

Madame_Duke

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Location
Black Country
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Insulin
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Over the last 13 months I have been reducing my insulin usage. March 2015 my dose was 158 units of Humalog 50 twice a day. I worked with my GP and using Bydureon one weekly I have lost over 4 and a half stone. My GP has now retired and I currently take 10 - 12 units a day. The plan is to come off insulin all-together. Has anyone else done this or similar because it is a little bit scary all-though this is what my goal is.

Opinions please
 
Outstanding!
What have you done to reduce it? Diet / exercise?
Have you had a c peptide or GAD test?
Sounds like you are becoming much more insulin sensative and in a short time.
What is your diet like?
 
Kristin251 said:
Outstanding!
What have you done to reduce it? Diet / exercise?
Have you had a c peptide or GAD test?
Sounds like you are becoming much more insulin sensative and in a short time.
What is your diet like?
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Thanks for your reply what is a gad test please ?
 
Kristin251 said:
Outstanding!
What have you done to reduce it? Diet / exercise?
Have you had a c peptide or GAD test?
Sounds like you are becoming much more insulin sensative and in a short time.
What is your diet like?
Click to expand...

My diet is ok low carb and no added sugar, but the main contributer is Bydureon which I started March 2015. Now my insulin doest seem to work at all unless I have missed something, so a bit confused and frustrated.
 
GAD is a test that measures antibodies
C peptide measures the amount of insulin your pancreas produces

What is bydureon and what is it for?
 
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