It is a myth that all type II diabetics all type II diabetics need to take insulin injections, there are many type II diabetics that take insulin in pill form. However, this is a disease that can progress even when the blood glucose is watched carefully, and the physician will eventually need to prescribe insulin injections.

This is because for many type II diabetics over time their body decreases the amount of insulin it has been making and the oral medications might not be enough to keep the blood sugar level in the normal range.  This can occur even when the person with type II diabetes is doing everything possible to keep their blood glucose level normal, with diet, oral medication, exercises and other maintenance.