What is the most frustrating or difficult aspect of living with type 2 diabetes?

I am trying to gain weight while keeping my sugar under control.  I am still trying to estimate how much insulin to take based on what I am going to eat.

I have lost about 20 pounds in three months and would like to gain it back.

Since starting insulin about 5 years ago I started gaining weight and I'm having a hard time getting back down to the weight where I want to be.  It's only 15 lbs but that's enough weight to make most of the clothes in my closet too tight to get into.  

he correct dose of Insulin for type 2 is ZERO. Type 1 is a disease of no insulin production. Type 2 is a disease of Insulin resistance. You have too much insulin now, for god's sake don't inject more. High blood sugar is the symptom not the cause. The cause is insulin resistance. Your body's cells and especially your liver are FULL of sugar and don't want more. Too reverse insulin resistance eat 25 to 50 grams of carbs per day max, eat high fat medium protein. Eat healthy animals that are grass fed, whole dairy, all berries, nuts. green veggies and lots of avocados. Eat 2 to 3 meals a day, do NOT snack. Try to walk more, no heavy exercise. This works for everyone. Diabetes in not a progressive disease and is 100% curable by you!

@redbone5335  Are you a diabetes medical professional?

No just a diabetic type 2 with an A1C of 5.5 and normal insulin levels who treats the disease not the symptoms.

I think what has been the most frustrating thing for me, like many have said here is that the key to treating diabetes is making lifestyle changes, not just taking a pill or injecting with insulin. And that's really hard. We're all human and sometimes we don't have the energy or the time or the resources to make the "right" or healthy choices. We can only do the best we can. Stay strong everyone! 💪

Here is the easiest way to reverse insulin resistance.  Let me be clear,your research of this online will support this.

eggs cooked in grass fed butter 3 to 5

Plenty of grass fed breakfast meats

One piece of rye or whole grain  bread butter yes.

Handfuls of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries.

Eat until you are satiated!

Second meal at maybe 4 or 5 pm

Grass Fed Beef, Pork, Lamb

Fish or other seafoods

Vegetables cooked in Olive oil

Avocados and or guacamole 

Whole cheese

Nuts, easy on cashew and peanut.

More berries 

tomatoes

You can make one heck of a meal out of the list above.  Eat the second meal until you are satiated. 

This will reverse your insulin resistance and will work 100% of the time.  If you have type 2 Diabetes already, this could take one or two years.

If you do not have type 2 yet and If you have normal blood sugar and normal fasting Insulin levels you are not developing insulin resistance,  However if you fasting blood sugar is normal and your fasting  insulin is higher than 3 units, you are on your way to developing insulin resistance. and this diet will reverse it usually within a few weeks.

I missed the first part of the above post.

Eat two meals a day. about 5 or 6 hours apart

First meal starts with the eggs

@Courtney_J I am tired of fighting my diabetes and cannot afford to treat it any longer.  I have received no help with costs, with understanding from my doctors, and all I'm told is to take more insulin which increases my weight.  I've already had to have a knee replacement, and surgeries on both hands.  This disease has eaten away my savings, my energy, my hope and my dreams.  I can't afford to be on the good insulin nor can I afford to be on any type of a pump which I need to be because I no longer make much insulin myself.  After getting up to around 150 units per day, I've gained almost 30 pounds in 2 months and I'm just over it.  I'm tired and no longer willing nor able to afford this fight.  As of right now, I reject diabetes and using insulin.  I am going to try to manage it by diet alone because that's all I can afford to do.  I will be 60 this year and I want a better quality of life than I've had for the past 30.  I just can't afford it anymore. 

You eat carbos.  You shoot insulin.   Insulin is a "fat storage" hormone.  the carbos turn to fat.

Stop eating carbos.  stop shooting insulin.   Take your Metformin, full dose. Your body will burn the fat.

You have plenty of insulin already, your cells are insulin resistant. That big insulin dose just stuffs the carbos into overstuffed cells.  

Eat healthy animals, grass fed. whole dairy, eggs, butter, olive oil, avocados, tomatoes, berries, nuts.  That is it....that is it....that is it.

Eat three meals a day, no snacks,  Try to get down to two or even one a day.  Do not eat if you are not hungry.

When you eat, eat until you are satiated. 

High blood sugar is the symptom,  Insulin resistance is the cause.  This will treat the cause and reverse the insulin resistance over time you will see.

The above only applies to Type 2 not Type 1 Diabetes.