I am a type 2 diabetic and for many diabetics who are struggling with diabetes on a daily basis, they will tell you that type 1, type 2, type 1.5 and the other classifications do not really matter, we are all afflicted by a monstrous disease capable of all types of evilness.

As a type 2 diabetic I am not currently insulin dependent, haven’t been for a while now and I am surely joyful for this fact because while I don’t abhor Insulin, I have a  irritated phobia with needles to put it mildly.

From One AD to Six AD (after diagnosis) I was on Insulin and my diabetes management was unbelievably crazy to say the least and I was in heaven when I got off the stuff and started taking Metformin.

Insulin pumps are commonly used by type 1 diabetics while Oral medications are the standard for a type 2 diabetic but there are those who are on insulin or take both oral medications and Insulin as part of their management so it is not unheard of.

You have probably guessed by now where I am going with this but it really seems like my endo is leaning towards me getting back on Insulin which is really eating me up.

Contrary to the Infamous  Insulin Myth, I do not believe that I have failed to manage this disease, like I have to adapt to what my body is trying to tell me.

Lately it has been getting harder to keep those highs in check. Last month I had a flare up in the 500′s that lasted a few days, I have never been that high since diagnosis and I haven’t had my highs last that long either. A few times I actually was ready to go to the ER but I managed to weather the storm. That having been said, it still seems that I am working harder to bring these high’s down than I used to, I am in the gym Longer everyday and have to do that much more so at this point I say bring on the Insulin and the needles.

It is not like there is no precedent, and I will not be the only type 2 diabetic on an insulin pump. In fact there was a a study done a few years ago to see the effectiveness of Insulin pumps for a type 2 diabetic and the results showed that a type 2 diabetic on an insulin therapy preferred using  the pump nine out of ten times for its convenience.

Imagine what a pump could do for my stress levels if I was to avoid those damn needles, That’s why this pump is on my wish list if I end up going back on Insulin again. I will get that pump this time around if it kills me.

This is my pump wish list and I am a type 2 diabetic.