So I am a type 1 diabetic where I take insulin injectables for my insulin needs. I have taken shots for as long as I remember, well now I am 15 years old and my mom is diabetic. I see that she takes pills for her diabetes. She says she is type 2 diabetic. I want to know why she can take pills and I have to take shots? She is on Metformin so I would like to forego the shots and take the pills.
I would like the effects of the Metformin so I know how it would help me with my diabetes. I want to start on it as soon as I can. I would be able to go places without having to take a shot all the time. I need to go to somewhere private and leave my friends when I do my shot.
Witht the medication I don't have to do that. Does anyone know about Metformin and can tell me about the side effects and stuff? Thanks so much! I am looking forward to not having to take injections!
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Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are different in the way that they affect the body. The first, type 1, is a diabetic that has a pancreas that was dysfunctional from the start. It does not put out insulin like it should so that diabetic will be insulin-dependent. Type 2 diabetics have a pancreas that quits working from damage to it from bad eating habits and inactivity. Metformin and other pills are used only for type 2 patients because this type of medication helps stimulate the pancreas to produce insulin. Patients with type 1 do not benefit from this medication because the pancreas does not work. So, unfortunately, that is why you cannot be on pills to help your type of diabetes.
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