Pills plus Lantus or Levemir?

[dez007]

I work in a remote part of the world serviced by medical practioners who potentially are here as part of their training regime.
Recently it was reccomended that I add to my Diabetes Type II meds regime of Glucophage (Metformin) and Diamicron MR (Gliclazide) a use of either Lamtus or Levenmir Pen Insulin Injection sytems.
Two questions:
Do you have any experience of this meds regime?
Would you see this as a non-reversable step.

Thank you, des

[dez007]

Dear Dot Calm,

Thank you again for your valuable insight into the issues I have raised.
Your suggestions are spot on and I will look into the two major factors.
Living in the desert as I do, making diet changes is a bit tricky but viable. And a healty lifestyle is what I try to do but clearly have to improve.

So will give this a few months and see how it goes,

all the best, des

[Dot.Calm]

I'm no doctor so this only my opinion. If you upping your medication because of food types you're consuming then you must alter your diet/nutritional intake. Considering your remote living situation I don't know if this is possible. But, if can be done then change your diet/nutrition by removing sugar and bad carbs from your diet. If you don't know what these are Google search for the answers.  Giving them up is a simple lifestyle choice.

Living a healthy lifestyle can take you off insulin dependency, that is, unless you have an existing immune system disorder and/or pancreatic issues that only medication and insulin can make up for. So, to answer your question, the answer is yes, it is possible not to have injectable insulin dependency. However, without knowing your medical history or having your medical records to review only your doctor can answer this.

[dez007]

Thank you for your response.
The explanation was that that in his opnion all food being taken in now needs to be trated with insulin and that the existing meds. were not coping.
Second "non-recerabele" my understanding which may be flawed is that once you start with insulin injections you have to keep going ad infinitum.

[Dot.Calm]

What were the reasons explained to you by the medical practitioners to "add to my Diabetes Type II meds regime"  two orals and one injectable insulin? What meds are you currently taking? W/o knowing you medical history it would be hard to answer your first question. As for the second ?, what do you mean by non-reversable step?