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Stopping insulin ?

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Jules77

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Type 2
So after my last review the nurse has suggested I stop insulin and continue on my trulicity....in October my hba1c was 77...it's now 48....just worried I will start to creep up again...any thoughts?
 
Jules77 said:
So after my last review the nurse has suggested I stop insulin and continue on my trulicity....in October my hba1c was 77...it's now 48....just worried I will start to creep up again...any thoughts?
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I think it will come down to diet as that is going to be an important factor. If you are eating more carbohydrates than your body can cope with even with medication then that may mean it will creep.
Testing how your meals are tolerated will be a big part of making sure that doesn't happen.
 
Have you been reducing your insulin doses as your levels have come down. If you haven't then I think you will need to do more perhaps with your diet to come off insulin unless you are only on very small doses.

@goodybags is on a similar medication Mounjaro and has been gradually reducing his insulin doses as he has seen his levels reduce and is hoping to perhaps come off insulin altogether but I would say it needs to be a gradual process of reduction.

You can only try it and see.
 
Hi @Jules77 looks like you have got on well on Trulicity doesn’t it, how much NovaMix are you down to now … & are you getting hypos ?

I was myself previously taking Trulicity, however it kind of never did the job for me, @rebrascora is correct I’ve been on Mounjaro now for a year and I’ve posted a bit about how I’ve been reducing the insulin

currently I’m actually not taking any NovaMix, after much encouragement from GP & DSN I haven’t currently done a insulin jab since 20/05 about 5 weeks ago, GP was suggesting I’m ok to come of insulin as long ago as last Sept, but the Diabetic Consultant at my local hospital agreed with me it wasn’t the time then, but hey things change

recently my
TIR has reduced slightly but it’s still good

do you currently use CGM @Jules77 or are you multiple FP testing ?
 
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