During over 40 years of caring for people with diabetes, I have found that many patients are taking insulin unnecessarily based on certain myths and not facts. Some of these false beliefs are: After some years of diabetes, tablets don't work and insulin is necessary. Insulin is safer than tablets and cause less complications. Once started on Insulin, it cannot be stopped. The facts are Type 1 diabetes ( usually affecting children, young adults and a few thin adults ( LADA) need insulin.
Less than 10% of people with diabetes belong to this Type. Type 2 which affects more than 90% is due to Insulin Resistance and need only tablets. There's an easily available blood test to know whether the person has sufficient insulin production or not. There is no need for insulin injection if the pancreas produces enough. Complications are related to the blood sugar levels, both high and very low have…
