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Originally Posted by seacomp And in the late stages of Type 2, the amount of insulin naturally produced may also be very low, because of degeneration of Beta cells. This does not mean, however, as someone as claimed. that T2 "turns into" T1. The cause of the two disease process are still different and what is required for a cure is different.
If a T1 has their Beta cell function restored, there is still the problem of the autoimmune response; if a T2 has their Beta cell function restored, there is still insulin resistance. |
I've seen people say that a lot - "I was Type 2 for X years and now I'm Type 1". Injected insulin does not = Type 1.
5-6 years ago, when I was gaining a lot of weight due to other problems, my PCP at the time was suggesting trying an oral med but I don't know if he ever said which one. He said that it might help by causing me to need less insulin. I resisted and he dropped the idea. I was already having so many hypos anyway and didn't need anything else in the mix.
When I started pumping last year I was at my highest weight ever. I had some insulin resistance but still not to the degree of a Type 2. Once I lost the weight, the resistance disappeared and now I'm quite sensitive to insulin.
