Type 2

[AnnaRob]

Hello everyone..I have been Type 2 Diabetic for 19 months now and I am on a few Medications such as..Humalog 50-25 units 3 times per day and Byetta 10 unitis 2 times per day and Metformin 2 times per day and Atrovastatin once per day..when I was diagnosed I weighed 120kg now I weigh 154kg, I have been in Terrible pain over the past year..my right and left foot and toes are constently paining and my lower back and hips are always painful also my left elbow joint and my fingers are starting to pain..I have been to my GP over and over again and they keep on telling me its my weight and keep giving me pain killers to mask the pain..i am 6ft4 and dont look that fat.they say been a Diabetic causes nerve damage..and there is no treatment for this so all they can advise me it to lose the weight and take pain killers!! then i go to a Diabtec Specialist and he says as long as im on Insulin i will always pick up weight..and he put me on a course of Byetta that works with the Insulin to increase weight loss!! but is hasnt worked i am still the same weight or maybe more..now he has recomended me to go for Weight loss Surgery!! does anyone know what i should do about my Pain and Weight or any advise please that could be constructive...thanks in advance and excuse my spelling and grammer :)

[Super_sally888]

You could also watch Bernstein Diabetes University on Utube.  Or buy his book "diabetes Solutions".

The only way to do this is to carefully match the insulin to your food (not eat to make sure you don't go low).  A basal/ bolus regime is much better for this than mixed insulin.  You will also need to combine it with low carb eating.

Please let us know your hba1c and typical blood sugar numbers.

[diabetes86]

fergot to mention eat less carbs need less iinsulin use less insulin have less BG swings.

remember the insulin must match the carbs so chainging one will mean you need to chaing the other.

get the book "using insulin" by john walsh

[diabetes86]

first off what are your BG numbers?

I bet not even or consistent.  using a mixed insulin ( each injection contains long acting insulin and 50% short acting insulin) will very rarely give a person good control of there BG..   to control BG  you need to on a Bolus/Basal insulin regime.   count carbs and use exactly the right amount of fast insulin for those carbs.  its called I/C ratio  insulin/carb.  you also need to be on a basal insulin regime  with Lantus or Levamere  NPH will sort of work though many people have a hard time controlling the peek effectiveness of NPH.

you will NOT ket rid of your foot pain untill you get your BG under control.  High BG causes neropathy  not diabetes.  

controled BG is BG under 140 at all times.   I try for that dont always make it.   Better control will reduce neropathy.