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by sarah dSeptember 6, 2009 12:25 AM
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jtausch |
jtausch replied September 6, 2009 12:37 AM
Last edited 2 months ago You probably type 2 more drs are starting people on insulin when first diagnosed I t is more and more acceptable has a first line treatment I was on metroformin for 6 months then went insulin only |
Jipwhip |
Jipwhip replied September 6, 2009 12:57 AM
Your doctor is doing what he thinks best for you. I am a type 2 and was started on insulin when first diagnosed. I have very good control over my blood sugars on insulin. I was diagnosed 3 and 1/2 years ago. |
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sarah d |
sarah d replied September 6, 2009 1:10 AM
I was on just metformin for 5 years. I was testing in the 300's so I got a new doctor since it would have taken me a month to see him. My new doctor waited 3 months for an a1c (9.8) then put me on insulin. |
AaronS |
AaronS replied September 6, 2009 1:14 AM
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an auto-immmune disease. Without the auto-immune disease, you are not type 1 regardless of whether insulin is used to treat diabetes. |
PAT L |
PAT L replied September 6, 2009 7:07 PM
DOC`S HAVE FOUND THAT TAKING PILLS FAIL OVER TIME. SO NOW A LOT OF THEM ARE JUST GOING TO INSULIN TO SAVE TIME AN MONEY IN YOUR POCKET AN KEEP YOU IN GOOD SHAPE... |
I have Type 2, the doctor says that even though I am on insullin I am type 2 since I got diabetes at 32. I always thought that once you started insulin you would be that not type 1. Am I wrong in that thinking?