*Claire-Bear*
Gold Member
Well, i dont want to upset you further but if you leave medication til the very last option ... your more likely to end up on insulin injections ... the medication you would be on is called metformin ... it basically stimulates your pancreas to produce the insulin you need, as at the moment your body is still producing insulin but due to your weight, etc it isnt using it effectively enough .... hence the metformin just stimulates your pancreas to produce a little more to keep that sugar from damaging your blood vessels ........ so technically from using the metformin daily, you are keeping your pancreas alive n kicking ....... if you didnt then you would end up like me, insulin dependant and totally reliable upon injections upto 4 times a day depending on your lifestyle ... as i take up to 8/10 injections a day .................. like i said, you want to keep yourself healthy and i think although your probably in the denial stage, you would benefit greatly from taking the metformin ..... its usually a pill a day and thats you, you'll visit your gp/nurse maybe twice a year .... whereas insulin will mean quite a big change to your lifestyle, if you drive you will have to declare your illness to the DVLA ... you will have to carry a blood test machine, strips, sugar and injections with you and have to deal with hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia on a daily basis (its hard work i tell ya ) ..... i hope in telling you the truth, it hasnt upset you ... but i think, if it was me i would take the medication and keep my pancreas alive n kicking ... Dont let things get you down, your doing everything right and its all going to pay off in the end xxxxx