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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grazer" data-source="post: 250164" data-attributes="member: 31362">As has already been said, it's your choice. If you want to go onto insulin then fine. If not, it's extremely likely (but not certain) that you could control things by adjusting your diet.Let's not beat about the bush. You're not "cuddly". You're obese. While you are, your insulin resistance will be high. So not only do the terrible (for you) carbs you're eating raise your BG too high, your resistance means your weakened insulin response can't bring it down again. That's why you're always high. If you don't have complications now, you will. Even if you go onto insulin, I suspect that the insulin resistance caused by your weight and waist measurement will mean that the basic low dose regime mentioned here won't be adequate.Your solution is to go STRICTLY on a reduced carb diet. How low is up to you. Count th carbs carefully, and maybe start on, say, 125 a day. 125 of GOOD carbs that is. That way, not only will your BGs not go up so much, you'll lose weight and your insulin rersistance will improve. So a double whammy of improvement. Look at Daisy's post to newcomers to the site regarding diet and use that as a start point.Your choice. A big one. I'd try the diet first. You probably know you should as well, but are looking at ways of controlling your BGs (insulin) while still eating wagon wheels. Won't work.</blockquote>

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