Have you made good changes in your eating plan? Are you staying active physically? If so, the body is working better and is more normal. You have improved your health with medicines that reduce the numbers. The question is how much carbs you can eat without all the medicines. I choose to rely on diet and exercise for my improved health and still need to lose fat for helping the pancreas to do its job well. Have you lost weight? That could account for some improvement as well, however often people our age lose more weight than they should due to eating less and that needs to be monitored.
Congratulations on your improved A1C. That is the best sign. The reason I don't rely on much medicine is because of the side affects. At our age I don't think we will ever go back to the high carb diet if we want to maintain our health, with or without the pills. I know nothing about Lantus because I have never used it and I would never agree to that much metformin for diabetes. I love veggies and I love to cook and to eat. That is the best cure for what ails us. Dorisena

Hi @lewismustard, congrats on the improvement and reduction of medication. As you will see I added your discussion to an ongoing conversation about diabetes. This is so you can connect with other people with diabetes. Have you done anything different as far as your diet is concerned?