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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 1860326" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>Sorry to hear you are on insulin and also sorry for the late reply but i dont get on here as much as i used to.</p><p></p><p>I was put on insulin at diagnosis as my levels were extremely high and I had been a long term steroid user (prednisolone) for a respiratory condition and steroids are known to raise BG and cause T2, I had also put on a fair bit of weight while using them which in turn increased my insulin resistance due to the visceral fat around my internal organs, pancreas, liver etc</p><p></p><p>I was terrified of injections at that time and it took me about an hour to actually inject myself the first time but I did become used to injecting myself after a while and because I was put on MDI (multiple daily injections) I had to inject myself before every meal and at night before bed.</p><p></p><p>I would definitely recommend a LC lifestyle or as I like to call it a reduced carb lifestyle <strong>but</strong> <strong>if you are on a mixed insulin</strong> regime rather than MDI you will need to talk to your nurse again as if you start to reduce the carbs in your diet you will need less insulin or at the very least a different mix of insulins, sorry I dont know more about mixed insulin but you dont want to risk regular hypos, it was easier for me on MDI as I had to test my levels before each meal and inject according to the carbs in that meal and my pre meal levels, sounds daunting but in practice it was not so bad once I got used to it, so it was easier as I just reduced my insulin as I reduced the carbs. Hope that makes sense...</p><p></p><p>So if you are on MDI simply reduce the carbs in your diet and adjust you fast acting insulin to the amount of carbs you are eating and if you are on <strong>a mixed insulin regime you will need to talk to your nurse</strong> and maybe ask to go on MDI, that way you can regulate your insulin as you reduce the carbs in your diet.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p><p></p><p>ps just re-read your question and the reason I quit insulin was because I lost weight, especially the visceral fat which was causing my insulin resistance. As my insulin resistance reduced my need for insulin reduced with it and I was lucky that my pancreas had not been overworked for too long and I guess my 12 months on insulin had also given it a rest which must have helped too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 1860326, member: 19121"] Sorry to hear you are on insulin and also sorry for the late reply but i dont get on here as much as i used to. I was put on insulin at diagnosis as my levels were extremely high and I had been a long term steroid user (prednisolone) for a respiratory condition and steroids are known to raise BG and cause T2, I had also put on a fair bit of weight while using them which in turn increased my insulin resistance due to the visceral fat around my internal organs, pancreas, liver etc I was terrified of injections at that time and it took me about an hour to actually inject myself the first time but I did become used to injecting myself after a while and because I was put on MDI (multiple daily injections) I had to inject myself before every meal and at night before bed. I would definitely recommend a LC lifestyle or as I like to call it a reduced carb lifestyle [B]but[/B] [B]if you are on a mixed insulin[/B] regime rather than MDI you will need to talk to your nurse again as if you start to reduce the carbs in your diet you will need less insulin or at the very least a different mix of insulins, sorry I dont know more about mixed insulin but you dont want to risk regular hypos, it was easier for me on MDI as I had to test my levels before each meal and inject according to the carbs in that meal and my pre meal levels, sounds daunting but in practice it was not so bad once I got used to it, so it was easier as I just reduced my insulin as I reduced the carbs. Hope that makes sense... So if you are on MDI simply reduce the carbs in your diet and adjust you fast acting insulin to the amount of carbs you are eating and if you are on [B]a mixed insulin regime you will need to talk to your nurse[/B] and maybe ask to go on MDI, that way you can regulate your insulin as you reduce the carbs in your diet. Good luck ps just re-read your question and the reason I quit insulin was because I lost weight, especially the visceral fat which was causing my insulin resistance. As my insulin resistance reduced my need for insulin reduced with it and I was lucky that my pancreas had not been overworked for too long and I guess my 12 months on insulin had also given it a rest which must have helped too. [/QUOTE]
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