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TexasProgresive

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5. A lot of type 2 diabetes is driven by insulin resistance.

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 08:18 AM

Apr 2016

The cause seems to be obesity especially carrying a lot of abdominal fat. Scans have shown type 2 diabetics with fatty liver and pancreas. It appears that is the case with me. One problem for type 2s using insulin is that excess insulin tends to increase weight. So it was with me. I started out with 10 units and as my weight grew so did the Lantus.

You are probably not aware but there are insulins for extremely resistant type 2s that are 5 times the concentration of what we use, Humulin R U-500 as opposed to U-100.

I have hopes of reducing my dose to the original 10 but after 24 years of diabetes some of my beta cells may be worn out. This is different than type 1 which is auto immune destruction of beta cells but the result can be similar.

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A sharp decrease in insulin demand for me lately [View all] IDemo Apr 2016 OP

Perhaps you should talk to your doctor? I sure would, with changes like yours. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2016 #1

It will likely come down to that IDemo Apr 2016 #2

That is worrying. TexasProgresive Apr 2016 #3

I cannot conceive of dosing Lantus like that IDemo Apr 2016 #4

A lot of type 2 diabetes is driven by insulin resistance. TexasProgresive Apr 2016 #5

After 50+ years of Type 1, Type 2 remains a bit of a mystery to me IDemo Apr 2016 #6

They have different mechanisms but the complications are the same. TexasProgresive Apr 2016 #7