
Diabetes Type 2 Support Group
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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I use to be on lantus with novolog at mealtimes. Now I use novolog in my insulin pump exclusively. I take glucophage 1,000 mg. morning and nite that is all the med's I am on for my diabeties. I have been a diabetic since my early 20's. I exercise, eat right(most times, I do cheat sometimes), and until I got on the pump I had extremely high readings in the mornings, even with glucophage. The pump has helped with that. My aL1c is averaging around 6.9. to 7.4 I am o.k. with that. The reason the dr. put me on the pump was he was swearing that I was cheating on my eating, but I was NOT, and I am not overweight. So, have any of you had a dr. yell at you for this?
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