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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2280303" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>As a T1, I would skip my fast acting insulin and just take my long acting if I was fasting. But I am on a basal/bolus regime. Even fasting, I would go into diabetic ketoacidosis and die if I didn't inject, but that is because my body produces no insulin at all.</p><p></p><p>As a T2 you are presumably still producing insulin? (Some T2s wear out their insulin producing cells and eventually stop producing it, though most start out by over producing.) I wouldn't like to comment on your insulin needs when fasting because I don't know your insulin regime or how much insulin your body is making on its own. If your sugar levels are high because of lack of insulin rather than because of insulin resistance then skipping insulin could be deadly. And if you've been misdiagnosed as T2 when you're actually T1/LADA (not uncommon in the UK though I know you're not from there because of the units you are using for your blood sugar levels) then you 100% need insulin.</p><p></p><p>One of the main uses of the metformin is to suppress your liver's production of sugar. Most people who have gastro problems with it first try the slow release version and if that doesn't work get their doctor to prescribe something else. </p><p></p><p>Are you able to phone your doctor for advice. Your symptoms sound bad so I can understand your reluctance to take the medication but untreated diabetes can be lethal (quite quickly if ketones and blood sugars go high) so you need to be very very careful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2280303, member: 372717"] As a T1, I would skip my fast acting insulin and just take my long acting if I was fasting. But I am on a basal/bolus regime. Even fasting, I would go into diabetic ketoacidosis and die if I didn't inject, but that is because my body produces no insulin at all. As a T2 you are presumably still producing insulin? (Some T2s wear out their insulin producing cells and eventually stop producing it, though most start out by over producing.) I wouldn't like to comment on your insulin needs when fasting because I don't know your insulin regime or how much insulin your body is making on its own. If your sugar levels are high because of lack of insulin rather than because of insulin resistance then skipping insulin could be deadly. And if you've been misdiagnosed as T2 when you're actually T1/LADA (not uncommon in the UK though I know you're not from there because of the units you are using for your blood sugar levels) then you 100% need insulin. One of the main uses of the metformin is to suppress your liver's production of sugar. Most people who have gastro problems with it first try the slow release version and if that doesn't work get their doctor to prescribe something else. Are you able to phone your doctor for advice. Your symptoms sound bad so I can understand your reluctance to take the medication but untreated diabetes can be lethal (quite quickly if ketones and blood sugars go high) so you need to be very very careful. [/QUOTE]
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