 I'm diabetic and have been for 35 years. Is there any way to get off the medication of metformin, or is this something I have to live with the rest of my life? No, ma'am. If it's type 2 diabetes, you're non-insulin dependent, then yes, there's a strong possibility that you can, in fact, recover from that. Because the first thing to consider with type 2 diabetes is it is a deficiency in chromium and omega-3 essential fats.