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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Antje77" data-source="post: 2140679" data-attributes="member: 372207">Thanks for the tag, [USER=206249]@Diakat[/USER] , and welcome to the forum and diabetes, [USER=502697]@Stu78[/USER] .I'm sorry I can't be of more help, as I begged for insulin within a month of my (originally T2) diagnosis 3 years ago because my numbers weren't going below 10 on Gliclazide and eating moderately low carb.Some say the life of your own beta cells may be prolonged by starting insulin early and/or going low carb, but as far as I'm aware there's no definite proof of that yet.Do you have hypo's now, with Metformin only? That seems unusual (but not unheard of). If so, what numbers are you seeing?Do you also test after food? Being started on low doses of insulin could be basal (long acting insulin) only, bolus (mealtime insulin) only, or both. If you test high after foods, or you have to eat very low carb to prevent going high after foods, you might find you'll like the insulin as an extra tool to help you keep your bg in healthy levels.Many T1's find eating lower carb makes managing insulin easier (I'm one of them) but I wouldn't want to restrict my carb intake very drastically at all times and I like the insulin giving me more options and choices.Good luck in finding a way that fits you! And remember, with those numbers you're not in a very big hurry, you can take your time learning and thinking and getting used to the situation. And your nurse won't be 'putting you on insulin', most she can do is advise you to start it, you have the say in the end.</blockquote>

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