By the way, the drug you are taking, Amaryl, stimulates the pancreas to make insulin. So the pharmacist is right. Taking insulin would be better for your pancreas. Cause the stimulation to it to make more insulin could burn out the cells that produce it. And when they are gone, they are gone! You should really, really look at what you are eating. First thing. If the number of carbs you are eating makes your sugars go up, then you should consider cutting way back. There are other drugs your doc could consider that doesn't stimulate the making of insulin. And taking insulin is not always a last resort. Sometimes they put people on it for short runs to give their pancreas a rest from making insulin. Another drug they sometimes use is glucophage, it makes you less insulin resistant. That way your body can use the insulin it is making with out stimulating your pancreas to make more. Please ask your doctor about that, ok?

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I have tried cinnamon but it did not help me. Some people distinguish between kind of cinnamon and I don't know that much about it.

Glucophage (Metformin) that has been mentioned on this site is frequently the first drug to start. It does not increase your insulin production. But it is not just for insulin resistance. Metformin acts by increasing the sensitivity of liver, muscle, fat, and other tissues to the uptake and effects of insulin

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I also take Amaryl with the Metformin. Neither drug alone works well but the two together does. According to my labs I am not insulin resistant. The amount of Amaryl that I need changes from week to week or month to month. A couple months ago I was taking 4mg. For the last 2 weeks I have taken 3/4mg. I don't know if others vary but mine does. I "eat to my meter" and that is the other half of the equation. Thankfully I am not overweight, I don't have much of an appetite and that makes it easier for me to adjust my food intake. I test at least 6 times per day to keep regulated. I did not have a problem with it.

Ask your doctor about the Metformin. That will probably drastically cut the amount of Amaryl needed. There are other positive elements to it. Negative aspect is that many people have upset stomach, diarrhea or other such when the first take it. You start off at the lowest dose and take it with a meal. Afterwards increase it until the optimum amount 500mg to 2,500 mg.

As for "burnout" caused by the drugs that stimulate insulin production I see that reference often. Most people appear to believe it but after all the research I have done I do not think it does. The Mayo Clinic says they do not know what causes the burnout, but every other reliable source I have seen says it doesn't.