You are certainly right about that orchid - every one of us is different, and there is no 'one size fits all' with any type of daibetes.
Tell you what I'd really like to know - how did they actually establish that you are really Type 2?
Do you know if they tested you for a) ketones and b) C-peptide because your symptoms sound an awful lot like Type 1 to me ......
Well when I go on Thursday , I am going to ask for clarification and ask for a copy of the results and ask exactly what I was tested for , I have been out on Metformin 500g tablets ( 1 a day for the first week , then 2 a day for the second and then 3 for the 3rd week and then stay at 3 a day ), when I was told it was all a bit rushed and I did felt like it was all too much hassel , and now that I have lived with the idea of being diabetic for 3 weeks I need to know exactly how they have come to this conclusion ! so I shal ask the question you have just asked trophywench