| I had to stop oral meds this past January and switched to insulin. Sulfonylureas gave me headaches, I'm considered high risk for TIA's so they were cut out. Metformin can be very bad for kidneys when combined with iodine based contrast dye and I have those types of procedures frequently. Protecting my kidneys is extremely important. Bad kidneys means cutting out my other meds and medical procedures get much more complex if they are even possible.
I too was leary of insulin until I simply had no choice. But I quickly found out I was worried about nothing. Poking my finger hurts a lot more than the needle, if and when I even feel it at all. I take 30 units of long acting Lantus at night. Before meals I take Humalog and I'm still tweaking the # of units per carb formula for me. Right now it's 5u + 1u per 20g of carbs. Yup, it's a guess but I'm getting better.
. One of the good things about rapid acting Humalog is that finally, I can do something about post meal spiking. When that happens, I take another 3u, wait half an hour and take 3 more if I'm still above 200mg/dl.
. Protect those kidneys. Bad kidneys means much more than changing diabetes treatment. All other medical procedures get changed as well.
Tally Ho,
Tom  | 
