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Introduction

Should you buy this book? Take this quiz to help you decide:

My doctor told me I need to go on insulin, and I’m freaked out.

My blood sugars are always too high. My doctor just keeps saying, “Eat less. Exercise more. Take your pills. See you in six months.” I think we should be trying something else.

I have crummy health insurance. I see a different doctor every time, and the appointments are always rush, rush, rush. They gave me a prescription for insulin, but I don’t know what I’m doing, so I haven’t had it filled yet.

I’m not the kind of person who just takes the prescription, no questions asked. I want to know: Why do I need insulin? Why am I being prescribed this type of insulin? Would another work better for me?

My diabetes educator suggested I go to a diabetes support group. It would be nice to hear from people who have done this, but I can’t find the time.

If you see yourself in any of these questions, this book can help you.

You’ll learn how to tell if you need insulin. Armed with the American Diabetes Association guidelines, you can approach your doctor about getting on the most effective medication for controlling blood glucose levels: insulin.

Your doctor may recommend an insulin that your health insurance doesn’t cover. Some insulin plans are better if you have an unpredictable schedule, but you’ll need to take more injections. You’ll learn the pros and cons of the different insulins and insulin plans so you can weigh all of the competing factors and find the one that works best for you.

And if you want to hear from people with first-hand experience using insulin, you’ll get that, too.

Throughout this book, you’ll find excerpts from the American Diabetes Association message boards.

People discuss how scared they were at first…

I thought I would never be able to give myself a shot ’cause I was always afraid of needles. Well, two weeks in and I’m a pro.

Was the first shot scary? Yes, it was. But, did I do it? Yes! And did it hurt? No, not even a little!

…which insulins worked for them and which didn’t…

In my opinion, NPH should be outlawed.

···and how glad they are that they made the move to insulin.

Every day that I am on insulin, I count my lucky stars.

We want you to become one of the lucky ones: a member of the growing number of people with type 2 diabetes who have reclaimed their health with insulin.