type 2 for over 20 years
 

Hi, have been following for a long time but didn't have the courage to post... Have been getting a lot of info and encouragement from following though.
I was diagnosed over 20 years ago and always controlled with diet and exercise, a few years ago had to go on Tradjenta, which worked great until December 2014 when I had to go into the hospital with pneumonia, the prednisone of course elevated my numbers so they started insulin, in January back in the hospital again with pneumonia for 2 weeks, 2weeks after getting out of hospital I stepped off a curb and broke both ankles. Have been on insulin since all of that. No more prednisone or antibiotics but can't get off the insulin. Hoping that I will get off eventually but have heard that trauma can people to have to stay on insulin... Need all the help I can get to figure this out.
Thank you
Sandi

Sandi;

Welcome to the Forum! :) We are glad to have you here.

Most all T1's will tell you that there was a trigger for them. This includes everything from car wrecks to sunburn, as seen in the "When were you diagnosed" thread in the T1 section. I personally think that most T2's are prescribed insulin when the other Meds are no longer working, atleast this was the case for me. Good luck with your control and management.

Thank you, I'm sure you are right. I'm just hoping to get a grip on this, I'm terrified of insulin and thought by now I would be back on oral meds. I'm trying to watch my carbs and walk for exercise, can't walk far or fast yet but working on it. I've never really believed that I was diabetic because I was thin and active and my A1C was always 6.0, T2 just didn't seem possible...guess it just finally caught up with me. Trying to learn all I can about it. Happy for this site... So much good info.

Take a look at the first three (3) threads in the Type 2 section, when you get a chance, they may help you.

Also, take a look at Type 1.5.