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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Over the past 10 months I have had some bizarre health problems, the main one being last summer I began with what me and the doctor both agreed eventually after blood tests showed high white cells and increased insulin needs that I had some sort of either infection or something causing my joints to become extremely painful so much so I had to go on steroids I had muscle weakness and eventually after many tests I had a 2 week course of antibiotics which seemed to clear it. After stopping steroids I didn't see much of a decrease in my insulin I assumed they had done some damage so I have been back and forth to the doctors over the past few months numerous bloods showed nothing, my symptoms include muscles weakness with severe pain around my hips knees and shoulders, some back ache in lower back, weight gain, depression/anxiety, lack of concentration, can't be bothered to do anything, hair loss, and my latest blood test shows signs of thyroid, which coupled with my symptoms it all fits. Unfortunately I cannot get in to see a doctor until 11.2.16. My mum has underactive thyroid and so does her dad.
Does any one else have type 1 diabetes and underactive thyroid? Would this explain my excessive back ground insulin dose of 84 units a day? Previously I blamed a change of insulin from insuman basal to humulin as the cause of the insulin increase, so a few weeks ago I requested to change to levemir to try and rule things out, this made no difference to my dosage. I'm trying to get together as much information as possible in the hopes I can get a definitive answer when I see the doctor and start some treatment because it's been a long 10 months and to be honest it is really getting me down
Does any one else have type 1 diabetes and underactive thyroid? Would this explain my excessive back ground insulin dose of 84 units a day? Previously I blamed a change of insulin from insuman basal to humulin as the cause of the insulin increase, so a few weeks ago I requested to change to levemir to try and rule things out, this made no difference to my dosage. I'm trying to get together as much information as possible in the hopes I can get a definitive answer when I see the doctor and start some treatment because it's been a long 10 months and to be honest it is really getting me down