Insulin Vs Diabetic Medicine

Is Insulin better than Diabetes Medicine? This is one of the most common (and most misunderstood) questions I hear.  Here’s the simple medical truth

When insulin is a MUST

Insulin is life-saving for

→ Type 1 diabetes

→ LADA (Type 1.5)

→ Pregnant women with uncontrolled sugars

→ People with kidney/liver complications

In these cases, insulin is essential and safe.

But for MOST Type 2 diabetics… Insulin can actually work against the body. Because it adds water + fat + sugar into cells.

This leads to

 ↳ Weight gain

 ↳ Higher inflammation

 ↳ Worsening insulin resistance

 ↳ Increased risk of heart blockages (insulin is a growth hormone)

I see this repeatedly in my practice People get dependent on insulin but don’t change their lifestyle, and complications continue to rise.

So what’s ideal?

Neither “only insulin” nor “only tablets”.

For Type 2 diabetes, the real solution is

Lifestyle → Diet → Exercise → Sleep → Gut health → Stress correction

Tablets are often safer and more predictable than insulin.

Many modern medicines even help with weight loss and improving insulin resistance.

Insulin, on the other hand, can cause frequent hypos and silent internal changes most people aren’t aware of. Insulin is not “bad”... Tablets are not “magic”. Both have their place.

But what really Reverses Diabetes is changing how you live, not just what you inject or swallow.

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Courtesy: Dr. Pramod Tripathi