You have to, it's the only Treatment

The disease itself is an auto-immune disorder where, generally over a few days, when a person is young (generally no later than mid-teens in age), the persons body sees the Pancreas as some "infection" and produces 2 or 3 anti-bodies that "kill it", leaving the pancreas unable to produce insulin

Type 1 diabetics have to take insulin. It is an autoimmune disease and their pancreas doesn't produce it like it is supposed to. Type 2 diabetics start with meds and may progess to taking insulin. Usually you don't change types and are always considered type 1 or type 2.

Hi @A DiabetesTeam Member,
Yes LADA, Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults, is often misdiagnosed as type 2. And type 2 treatment can work for years, because LADA is slow onset.

When it becomes full blown, you no longer make any insulin. Then the only treatment option becomes insulin.
Good luck.

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Hi @A DiabetesTeam Member, and all you warriors.
Many type 2s take insulin for many reasons. Some progress to the point that their pancreas is so overworked, that their pancreas burns out from being overworked.

Just because someone is treating with insulin does not make them type 1. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease. It usually manifests in days, and they must get insulin or die.

Some type 2s just want to eat their 18" hoagies or 18" cheesesteaks every day for lunch, along with their cheese fries, and 2 litre bottle of coke. And top it off with a ice cream sundae.

They just inject more insulin to compensate. Their average numbers are still higher. And their post meal glucose spikes are legendary. Most of these people develop diabetes complications and comorbidities. They pass early and the last 10 years of their lives suck.

Do not be this person.

Personally, I believe I would opt for insulin, when I need help. It is natural and what our bodies need and crave.

Good luck.

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I was treated for type 2 for 10 years with little success I have LADS recently diagnosed. It’s called Diabetes 1.5 when you go from a type 2 to 1.Just started new treatment regime because my pancreas is not producing insulin