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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hello all,
I've been diagnosed for close to 12 months and have dropped by A1C to around the 34-40 mark (2g of metformin and 40mg glic a day) but cannot maintain my body composition (cannot get above 85kg and body fat is falling from 25% to around 17%).
Whenever I speak to a nurse I am told I should not take the glic as my control is too tight but am thinking that it would be better to be on insulin as I believe this would give me more freedom to eat more carbs (currently less than 100g per day) but know the answer would be no. I can go 24hr without glic before the sugars start to rise too high so beleive I woudl need very little insulin.
Can I request that I be given insulin? Is this a good idea or have I missed something out which would make this silly/dangerous.
I use the Freestyle Libre so monitor so hypos are not an issue.
Any thoughts/feedback would be appreciated.
Paul
I've been diagnosed for close to 12 months and have dropped by A1C to around the 34-40 mark (2g of metformin and 40mg glic a day) but cannot maintain my body composition (cannot get above 85kg and body fat is falling from 25% to around 17%).
Whenever I speak to a nurse I am told I should not take the glic as my control is too tight but am thinking that it would be better to be on insulin as I believe this would give me more freedom to eat more carbs (currently less than 100g per day) but know the answer would be no. I can go 24hr without glic before the sugars start to rise too high so beleive I woudl need very little insulin.
Can I request that I be given insulin? Is this a good idea or have I missed something out which would make this silly/dangerous.
I use the Freestyle Libre so monitor so hypos are not an issue.
Any thoughts/feedback would be appreciated.
Paul