Bipolar and diabetic here, too. I was only 'mildly' diabetic before going on Zyprexa, which saved my life but put about 20 lbs. on me that I definitely did NOT need, and my blood sugars went crazy. Now I'm on metformin twice daily, which has brought them down somewhat but not enough, and I had to come off the Zyprexa, which worked well and I miss it.

But, diabetes is a life-threatening illness, and as the saying goes, dead people don't have mood swings! So I'm struggling through Zyprexa withdrawal in the hope that it brings my blood sugars back to reasonable levels and helps me drop the weight I gained on it.