When many people with type 2 diabetes are told they need insulin, many say “no”. Let’s take a look at a survey from 708 patients, the question is “If your doctor prescribed insulin to you, would you be willing to use it?” More than a quarter of patients said no, and their reasons were: 1. Insulin can cause many problems: blindness (17%). 2. Using insulin means that my diabetes is already very severe (47%). 3. Insulin treatment will limit my life, no way to travel, go out to eat, etc. (56%). 4.I have done everything I feel I should do, it would be unfair to have to take insulin (42%). 5.I can’t afford to inject every day, it hurts too much (51%). 6.Insulin can cause severe hypoglycemia (49%). 7. I am not confident that I can handle the problems I encounter with insulin therapy (58%). 8. Insulin therapy means I have failed and I am not managing my diabetes well (55%). 9. Once I use insulin, I can’t withdraw it (53%). The truth is that all of the above reasons are unscientific and are misconceptions about insulin.