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- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi Everyone,
I was diagnosed with type 2 in Feb this year and only started taking gliclazide this week. My hba1c was only 50, so pretty low compared to alot of you. Anyway, I had my diabetic nurse appointment on the 30th March, she said cut out sugar, get your sugar from carbs, basically it's only type 2. A week later I saw the diabetic consultant at the hospital on the 6th of April, I kept a log of my sugar levels as I have a machine I purchased in November as I felt 'off'.
She looked at them and thought hmm, she was thinking of putting me on insulin there and then.. My sister is type 1 and she was with me btw. Anyway, we agreed I would finger pick 4 times a day for a week and email the results, which I did and they put me on 40g gliclazide, she then sent me for a blood test, c-peptide, zinc something and something else. She informed me it could take up to 8 weeks to come back and they will write to me.
Fast forward to yesterday, I get a phone call from the diabetic consultant saying my test came back (that was quick) she told me I had strong antibodies and a positive so im type 1. So come off the gliclazide and they're going to start me on insulin cause I'm going to need it eventually. I have been in complete shock cause I honestly didn't see that coming. I am very nervous. I have hospital on Tuesday for insulin and an eye screening.
What I was hoping is that you wonderful people are full of information (only so much you can google) What is the positive? Am I heading into type 1 or .5? Have alot to get my head around.
Thank you for getting this far, sorry for the essay, hope it made sense lol
I was diagnosed with type 2 in Feb this year and only started taking gliclazide this week. My hba1c was only 50, so pretty low compared to alot of you. Anyway, I had my diabetic nurse appointment on the 30th March, she said cut out sugar, get your sugar from carbs, basically it's only type 2. A week later I saw the diabetic consultant at the hospital on the 6th of April, I kept a log of my sugar levels as I have a machine I purchased in November as I felt 'off'.
She looked at them and thought hmm, she was thinking of putting me on insulin there and then.. My sister is type 1 and she was with me btw. Anyway, we agreed I would finger pick 4 times a day for a week and email the results, which I did and they put me on 40g gliclazide, she then sent me for a blood test, c-peptide, zinc something and something else. She informed me it could take up to 8 weeks to come back and they will write to me.
Fast forward to yesterday, I get a phone call from the diabetic consultant saying my test came back (that was quick) she told me I had strong antibodies and a positive so im type 1. So come off the gliclazide and they're going to start me on insulin cause I'm going to need it eventually. I have been in complete shock cause I honestly didn't see that coming. I am very nervous. I have hospital on Tuesday for insulin and an eye screening.
What I was hoping is that you wonderful people are full of information (only so much you can google) What is the positive? Am I heading into type 1 or .5? Have alot to get my head around.
Thank you for getting this far, sorry for the essay, hope it made sense lol