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<blockquote data-quote="Renty" data-source="post: 1911494" data-attributes="member: 493943"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><em>Help and advice required please. Was dx as type 2 three years ago, numbers have got increasingly worse...hba1c last year was 105. Metformin obviously doesn’t work for me, prescribed canagliflozin too. BG numbers still through the roof so put on levemir once a day too...numbers still high...was 31.8 yesterday! Diabetic nurse wants me to start bolus injections too, but had to talk to diabetic dietician first. She thinks I’m actually Type 1 or LADA. So I’m now waiting for GAD test result to come back. I’ve read that this test isn’t always 100% accurate in that if I don’t show antibodies, I could still be Type 1. If I ask for the c peptide test, will that be affected by the fact I’m on insulin, so that would show up in the results? DN now doesn’t want to start bolus till we get the results...what if I need further tests after that...I’m terrified all these delays will contribute to future health problems. There just doesn’t seem to be any urgency with anyone. I certainly don’t think I’m type 2...got more in common with type 1/LADA.ie weight loss, other auto immune health problems, family history, etc. The whole delay situation is really upsetting me. Was told by GP that I’ve been high for so long, another few months won’t make a difference! I just want to get results and start new treatments ASAP...as current ones certainly ain’t working! I’d appreciate any advice, thanks</em></strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Renty, post: 1911494, member: 493943"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][B][I]Help and advice required please. Was dx as type 2 three years ago, numbers have got increasingly worse...hba1c last year was 105. Metformin obviously doesn’t work for me, prescribed canagliflozin too. BG numbers still through the roof so put on levemir once a day too...numbers still high...was 31.8 yesterday! Diabetic nurse wants me to start bolus injections too, but had to talk to diabetic dietician first. She thinks I’m actually Type 1 or LADA. So I’m now waiting for GAD test result to come back. I’ve read that this test isn’t always 100% accurate in that if I don’t show antibodies, I could still be Type 1. If I ask for the c peptide test, will that be affected by the fact I’m on insulin, so that would show up in the results? DN now doesn’t want to start bolus till we get the results...what if I need further tests after that...I’m terrified all these delays will contribute to future health problems. There just doesn’t seem to be any urgency with anyone. I certainly don’t think I’m type 2...got more in common with type 1/LADA.ie weight loss, other auto immune health problems, family history, etc. The whole delay situation is really upsetting me. Was told by GP that I’ve been high for so long, another few months won’t make a difference! I just want to get results and start new treatments ASAP...as current ones certainly ain’t working! I’d appreciate any advice, thanks[/I][/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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