Not to name names, but it irritates me when others believe a Type 2 can always control their diabetes with diet and exercise.
I am a Type 2; I've been down the road of diet an exercise; didn't work for me.
I've been down the road of pretty much every diabetes med out there; they didn't work either.
I've been down the road of basal insulin alone; didn't work.
I've been down the road of basal insulin with bolus insulin; didn't completely work.
I am now using an insulin pump. It works better for me than anything else did, but I still have times when I cannot explain why my bg's are in the 200's when I ate perfectly lc/hf all day and night.
Are there exceptions to the rule? Absolutely. Am I one of them? Absolutely.
I do the best I can, but at the end of the day I must use the tools that are available to me in order to keep my bg's as low as I can. I have not obtained those wonderful low numbers so many here on the forum have, but I know I will get there. To say that a Type 2 who uses insulin does so just so they can excuse their bad eating behaviors does not hold true for all Type 2's, so please don't imply. I know many Type 2's who ignore their diet as well because they take a "pill" and test their blood sugar maybe once a day. I'm not one of those. I test at least 6-8 times per day, I eat lc/hf, and I'm very aware of what causes huge spikes for me and how I feel when they happen.
Thanks. Just wanted you to know that smugness is not something I tolerate real well, and sorry, but I take offense to anyone who I feel is rubbing their success in my face because I was not able to attain the same.