Try slowly cutting your carbs over time. You will need less insulin if you do some of the hard work. Good luck.

I'm not totally clear on what your question is

If your blood sugar is controlled then you are not taking too much medication for your condition

If your blood sugar is too high then you are not taking enough or need to switch meds

If you are constantly seeing low blood sugar then you are taking too much

You can't just put an arbitrary number on how many meds you are taking and decide that is "too much"

My wife takes 9 different prescription meds and two vitamin supplements totaling 21 pills a day and while it provides about as much (treatment) as is possible it still isn't really enough to give her anything that looks like normal function

So what is your specific concern that you do not believe the VA is addressing?

I take meds 6 to 8 times per day, but not for diabetes (been off diabetic medications since may 28th 2020. I manage with utrition. I have 18 diseases with no cure and 5 are autoimmune, the 6 times per day is because some of them cannot be combined, they have to be taken 2 hrs away from others.

In the morning I take 6 pills (one is Vit D) 3 of those have to be taken 30 min to 1 hour before breakfast).

At breakfast 1 pill has to be taken with meal. T

Then supper meds I have 4 to take 1 of them is 30 min before eating.

Then later in evening I have 3 more to take but 2 hrs apart from each other and other meds.

Then 2 hrs before bed I take 5 pills alternating with 6 pills.

All are prescribed to me so 19 to 20 pills to take everyday, timing is a must also (which I hate with a passion as if I forget to take some of them then I have to postpone all the others. This is just so I can function somewhat better. Some are supplements such as Vit D and Magnesium, but those are prescribed at higher dosages then over the counter. For me it does not matter how many pills I have to take per day, as long as I can still enjoy my life then so be it.

Conclusion : the number of medication we take, does not correspond to how sick we are, or why do I need so many medications. Sometimes as for me it is a combination of medications spread throughout the day which helps manage our diseases.

So the question is, am I well managed ? if Yes, then so be it, if No, well changes need to be made. When it comes to diabetes it is a progressive disease, so it is normal as the disease progresses that changes will be made. The only control we ourselves have over diabetes "is what we put in our mouths", "no one forces the food down our throats", "also how active we are". The medications will not work if we do not do our own part in our management.