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Your doctor may have suggested that you start taking insulin instead of or in addition to the tablets you are taking. This means that the tablets you are taking are no longer able to control your diabetes on their own. This is because your pancreas is becoming less efficient in producing its own insulin. This often happens after several years on tablets.
Starting insulin injections does not mean that you have now developed Type 1 diabetes. You still have Type 2 diabetes but it is treated with insulin.
Once you have got over the initial fear of injecting (and most people manage this very quickly and wonder why they have ‘put off’ starting insulin for so long) you will hopefully feel very much better. Some of the symptoms of high blood glucose levels you may be experiencing will get better - you may feel less tired, less thirsty and will need to go to the loo less often once your blood glucose levels have improved.