It depends why did the doctor put you on insulin? If he put you on it because your panc. Is not working even more it may be the only resort. Even though your sugars run fine with pills doctors usually do a hemo a1c on you to see an average of what your sugars have ran over a period of 3 months and if that is high that may be why. If those things are why then pills may not be suff. Anymore. Yes a doctor can refuse to see you if you dont follow his plan perscription. If you have to stay on insulin you may want to ask your doctor about puting you on a sliding scale on top of your normal dosage. This is where you take a certain amount of insulin per you readings at that time.

I had a number just above 9. My problem, other than that is that I have had high numbers in the past and by controlling my s.A.D. (social anxiety disorder) and increasing or changing my pills I was able to get them down to around 4. My concern is that the physical and emotional effect of insulin will override any positive effect it might have.

donn, to know for sure we'd need to know a lot more info. However, if you were controlling your sugars with pills, then no competent doc would switch you. Now, you said your a1c is just over 9. That's not controlling your blood sugar levels. You want to be at 7 or below. To be fair, I used to say I was ok, too, but I didn't really do what I was supposed to, and the doc threatened to put me on insulin. I don't want that, either. So, I have radically changed the way I eat, and I exercise every day. I am now well in control of my blood sugars.

Be honest with yourself if you haven't done the right things with diet and exercise. Then tell your doctor you haven't been didligent and you want to try diet, exercise and pills before accepting insulin. If he says no, get another doc. Trust me, they may be highly educated and be specialists in this field, but they don't know everything. My doc actually told ne supplements woudl do me no good, and neither would having my inulin levels checked. So, I fired him.

Do all the research you can on nutrition and supplements. You canbeat this if you commit to it. I never did, and I wish to god I had. But I feel I still have time. You do, too.


Let me know how it goes.

Have you ever considered seeing a counsuler or an therapist for you s.A.D? You may alreay me be doing that I just know that that has helped my husband alot along with taking his meds for it. Yes insulin is a thing which no one wants to do but if you have to do it you have to look at the positive things it will bring so you wont be brought down by the fact. For example with high sugar insulin may control it better with better blood sugars you can prolong the effects of bad eye sight, circulation, nerve damage, etc.
I wish you the best. Keep up updated. And hey if at any time you need to talk you can always come on here or find a chat room with someone you can just have listen to you