Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Kat wrote: >Does anyone on insulin know if it stops working or you get immune to >it after a while? No, insulin doesn't " stop working " unless the vial you are using has been open for more than 30 days (or, perhaps, if the expiration date has passed). You do not get " immune " to insulin but, if you are Type 2, your insulin resistance may be increasing or your pancreas producing less of its own insulin . . . which would mean that you need more insulin to accomplish the same thing . . . or you may be eating more which would require more insulin to cover it. ><plus a handful of other diabetes drugs>. Since you are on oral agents (pills) as well as insulin, the interaction gets more complicated (more factors that could affect BG), especially as a Type 2 . . . diet, exercise, effect of oral agents (which ones they are and how/how well they work for you), how much insulin your own pancreas still produces, etc. . . . and you should consult your doc. Sandy T1 - 1979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 Kat, I have been on lantus for almost three years now. It still works fine for me, I was taking 30units a night, but am now down to 20. The doctor added another oral med, Avandia, which help me, but added some weight. I am very sensitve to carbs, but if I stay on a low carb diet, my sugars stay at an almost normal level. in Tacoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 , I am currently taking 10 units of Lantus, 1500mg metformin, 30mg Actos and occasionally I will also take Prandin. I wish I could just use the insulin and stop all of those oral drugs. Insulin has been the only drug that I can see a difference with. My last A1c was 6.8 down from 7.0 after starting the insulin. hooray When I first started using insulin I was " wired " , couldn't sleep, jittery, but after a week those symptoms went away and now I feel pretty good. The only problem I have now is that I think about food constantly. I told my doctor that if I could lose weight I wouldn't need all these drugs and my numbers would probably go down on their own, so she prescribed me Meridia. This worked great for about 1 week and I lost 8 pounds but it stopped working after a week. I can't decide if I want to take a higher dose of the Meridia...... I figure I will have to take drugs forever no matter how much weight I lose or how good I am with carbs or exercise. My sugar goes up if I exercise. My sugar goes up if I don't eat enough carbs. I tried Atkin's once, and that was a disaster. So after 2 years of experimenting I have found the best thing for me is to just eat a low-fat diet, count calories, cover it with drugs and accept it, get over it, and move on. Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Kat, I have only been on the Avandia for 9 months. My average weight went up about 20 pounds when I started the Avandia, and it has taken me 9 months to drop 5 pounds off that. Which means I am still up by about 15. I am taking 2000mg metformin, 20 units Lantus, 4mg Avandia (insulin resistance), 40mg Micardis (high blood pressure), and have been taking 1200mg Lopid (cholestoral). Starting today, I am droping the Lopid and taking 40mg Pravachol (triglycerides). Until recently I have not had a problems with Low BG, so will probably start eating a little more carbs, but spread them over the day. in Tacoma Type 2 since 95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 I tried Avandia for a few months, and it made me hungry and think about food all the time too so I quit taking it. The Lantus does the same thing, but I can see some results with it, and so I try to deal with it.......... My cholesterol is also elevated. I have tried a few different cholesterol lowering drugs, but they all made me feel achy, and I quit taking them. I take Dyazide for my blood pressure, and it seems to work good......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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