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- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
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- fear of diabetes complications
Hi one and all,
My specialist diagnosed me in Feb as type 1.5.
HB test 7 and fasting test 16
I've now got my average BG down to 5.4 on my tester and last week's HB test came back at 5.5.
I have eaten relatively low carb and not strayed at all.
I've now been sent a letter saying I'm type 1 and will fairly soon need to go on insulin as my test showed GAD positive. (I have no exact GAD reading )
I only take 1 500g metformin a day.
Am I in fact currently type 1.5/2 because I don't currently need insulin?
Would a cpeptise test give me any valuable information?
Occasionally I have a couple of glasses of red wine and my reading drops between 4.3 and 3.8. My doctor says this is a hypo but I have no hypo symptoms. Is she just being careful?
With my readings 5.5 and diagnosed type 1 should I ask to come off metformin as my levels go lower rather than higher on average?
I'm seeing the dietician and specialist in the next 3 weeks so any advise on the above most welcome.
Thanks ☺
My specialist diagnosed me in Feb as type 1.5.
HB test 7 and fasting test 16
I've now got my average BG down to 5.4 on my tester and last week's HB test came back at 5.5.
I have eaten relatively low carb and not strayed at all.
I've now been sent a letter saying I'm type 1 and will fairly soon need to go on insulin as my test showed GAD positive. (I have no exact GAD reading )
I only take 1 500g metformin a day.
Am I in fact currently type 1.5/2 because I don't currently need insulin?
Would a cpeptise test give me any valuable information?
Occasionally I have a couple of glasses of red wine and my reading drops between 4.3 and 3.8. My doctor says this is a hypo but I have no hypo symptoms. Is she just being careful?
With my readings 5.5 and diagnosed type 1 should I ask to come off metformin as my levels go lower rather than higher on average?
I'm seeing the dietician and specialist in the next 3 weeks so any advise on the above most welcome.
Thanks ☺