| Weezy
Hello Everyone,
I'm new to Diabetes Forum, but I've had diabetes for 15 years (I will be 47 this year). I'm type 2 and was on oral medication until this past January when I was put on Insulin. I like that the Insulin is giving me great control of my blook sugars, however, it has also made me gain weight (I weigh 199 and I'm 5'4"). I needed to lose weight before (I was 179-185), so gaining is really not an option I want (I guess no one does). I'm trying to get control of using Insulin, but right now, I'm really upset about the weight thing and was thinking about asking my doctor if I could try a combination of Lantus and pills instead of Lantus and Novolog. I'm currently taking 40 units of Lantus (30 at night and 10 in the morning) and 5 units of Novolog before each meal (I was taking 10, but I thought I would drop it to see if some of the weight would come off); my blood sugars are doing well so far with this combination.
I could really use a word of advise from someone who is taking the same type of medications I am and has had to go through what I am currently going through with the weight gain problem.
I look forward to being a productive part of this forum. Thanks for listening.  | 
