it is possible... but don't go nuts trying to do it. I think quality of life and fun
are also important.
Since you do not require a bolus of insulin with food, you may be able to go off.
It might be that the insulin is only contributing to the extra low A1c.
Other things that can lower blood sugar are
Cinnamon after meals
R-lipoic acid
Chromium supplements.
The chromium is very good at lowering blood sugar in the mild zones.
There is a study on PubMed..I put it up on medications..for the question of blood sugar that was elevated due to steroids. That study showed good blood sugar lowering.
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Diabet Med. 1999 Feb;16(2):164-7.Click here to read Links
Reversal of corticosteroid-induced diabetes mellitus with supplemental chromium.
Ravina A, Slezak L, Mirsky N, Bryden NA, Anderson RA.
Department of Diabetes, The Linn Clinic, Oranim University of Haifa, Israel.
AIMS: To determine if the stress of corticosteroid treatment increases chromium (Cr) losses and if corticosteroid-induced diabetes (steroid diabetes) can be reversed by supplemental chromium. METHODS: The effects of corticosteroid treatment on chromium losses of 13 patients 2 days prior to steroid administration and the first 3 days following treatment were determined. Since steroid-induced diabetes was associated with increased chromium losses and insufficient dietary chromium is associated with glucose intolerance and diabetes, we treated three patients with steroid-induced diabetes with 600 microg per day of chromium as chromium picolinate. RESULTS: Urinary chromium losses following corticosteroid treatment increased from 155+/-28 ng/d before corticosteroid treatment to 244+/-33 ng/d in the first 3 days following treatment. Chromium supplementation of patients with steroid-induced diabetes resulted in decreases in fasting blood glucose values from greater than 13.9 mmol/l (250 mg/dl) to less than 8.3 mmol/l (150 mg/dl). Hypoglycaemic drugs were also reduced 50% in all patients when given supplemental chromium. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that corticosteroid treatment increases chromium losses and that steroid-induced diabetes can be reversed by chromium supplementation. Follow-up, double-blind studies are needed to confirm these observations.
PMID: 10229312 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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and Cinnamon..
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Proc Nutr Soc. 2008 Feb;67(1):48-53.Click here to read Links
Chromium and polyphenols from cinnamon improve insulin sensitivity.
Anderson RA.
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
Naturally-occurring compounds that have been shown to improve insulin sensitivity include Cr and polyphenols found in cinnamon (Cinnamomon cassia). These compounds also have similar effects on insulin signalling and glucose control. The signs of Cr deficiency are similar to those for the metabolic syndrome and supplemental Cr has been shown to improve all these signs in human subjects. In a double-blind placebo-controlled study it has been demonstrated that glucose, insulin, cholesterol and HbA1c are all improved in patients with type 2 diabetes following Cr supplementation. It has also been shown that cinnamon polyphenols improve insulin sensitivity in in vitro, animal and human studies. Cinnamon reduces mean fasting serum glucose (18-29%), TAG (23-30%), total cholesterol (12-26%) and LDL-cholesterol (7-27%) in subjects with type 2 diabetes after 40 d of daily consumption of 1-6 g cinnamon. Subjects with the metabolic syndrome who consume an aqueous extract of cinnamon have been shown to have improved fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure, percentage body fat and increased lean body mass compared with the placebo group. Studies utilizing an aqueous extract of cinnamon, high in type A polyphenols, have also demonstrated improvements in fasting glucose, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in women with insulin resistance associated with the polycystic ovary syndrome. For both supplemental Cr and cinnamon not all studies have reported beneficial effects and the responses are related to the duration of the study, form of Cr or cinnamon used and the extent of obesity and glucose intolerance of the subjects.
PMID: 18234131 [PubMed - in process]
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