I was diagnosed with T2 in 2005 in my late 20's. Fasting glucose was high so took a Glucose Tolerance Test which confirmed diagnosis.
Prior to diagnosis I was 'obese' and exercise was lacking. I also was diagnosed with PCOS the same year.
From what I can recall I would often feel tired, light headed, thirsty growing up especially late teens / twenties.
Over the years despite weight loss and increased exercise my HbA1c has continued to rise in the 70's and 80's to over 100, most recent was 120.
Food wise I have been good, not always but the weight loss indicates I was doing something right. However despite traditional T2 medications I always felt my BG were uncontrolled.
I went on short acting insulin and long acting insulin and even then it felt I was injecting massive units and still BG's remained in double figures. I eventually stopped the insulin because I was gaining weight. I also partly knew the high BG's would help lose weight.
I wonder whether what I have is LADA. My mother was diagnosed diabetic in her early 50's and I am guessing T2 but recall that she went on insulin straight away and always struggled to keep her BG's under control. I should add she was not overweight and she ate healthy. Maybe she actually had LADA. At time of her diagnosis she was a renal patient on dialysis.
Surely with my weight loss (5 stone) my BG's should be improving not getting worse.
I'm following low carb now, hoping to get into ketosis to burn fat, so I guess I'll see how the BG'S fair on that.
Prior to diagnosis I was 'obese' and exercise was lacking. I also was diagnosed with PCOS the same year.
From what I can recall I would often feel tired, light headed, thirsty growing up especially late teens / twenties.
Over the years despite weight loss and increased exercise my HbA1c has continued to rise in the 70's and 80's to over 100, most recent was 120.
Food wise I have been good, not always but the weight loss indicates I was doing something right. However despite traditional T2 medications I always felt my BG were uncontrolled.
I went on short acting insulin and long acting insulin and even then it felt I was injecting massive units and still BG's remained in double figures. I eventually stopped the insulin because I was gaining weight. I also partly knew the high BG's would help lose weight.
I wonder whether what I have is LADA. My mother was diagnosed diabetic in her early 50's and I am guessing T2 but recall that she went on insulin straight away and always struggled to keep her BG's under control. I should add she was not overweight and she ate healthy. Maybe she actually had LADA. At time of her diagnosis she was a renal patient on dialysis.
Surely with my weight loss (5 stone) my BG's should be improving not getting worse.
I'm following low carb now, hoping to get into ketosis to burn fat, so I guess I'll see how the BG'S fair on that.
