Hi everyone! Before I start, please let me apologise for not knowing the correct terminology/abbreviations etc., I'm pretty clueless!
I am newly diagnosed with LADA Type 1 diabetes and am feeling very confused and slightly scared to be honest. I have had various appointments with my local Diabetes clinic and was given a blood glucose monitoring machine this week but not really given much info on when to use it etc. I'm not yet on insulin because they want me to monitor my BG for a period of time first but what time of day is best to check it? They didn't say... just told me to do it a few times a week or when I feel unwell.
Until recently, my symptoms had mainly been extreme fatigue, thirst and needing the toilet all the time! But in the last few weeks, I have experienced some episodes of feeling really dreadful - heart racing, headache, dizziness, feeling cold, being close to fainting and crying for no apparent reason. When I've looked online, it would appear that this is a hypo... am I right in thinking that? This happened again this morning so I made myself eat something and felt better (albeit weak and wobbly) within about 15 mins.
I guess I need to learn to recognise the symptoms of this and act quicker but it's all so new to me, I'm not sure what I'm doing! haha!
Any guidance or reassurance would be greatly appreciated In the meantime, I'm off to trawl through this forum for tips and pointers...
I am newly diagnosed with LADA Type 1 diabetes and am feeling very confused and slightly scared to be honest. I have had various appointments with my local Diabetes clinic and was given a blood glucose monitoring machine this week but not really given much info on when to use it etc. I'm not yet on insulin because they want me to monitor my BG for a period of time first but what time of day is best to check it? They didn't say... just told me to do it a few times a week or when I feel unwell.
Until recently, my symptoms had mainly been extreme fatigue, thirst and needing the toilet all the time! But in the last few weeks, I have experienced some episodes of feeling really dreadful - heart racing, headache, dizziness, feeling cold, being close to fainting and crying for no apparent reason. When I've looked online, it would appear that this is a hypo... am I right in thinking that? This happened again this morning so I made myself eat something and felt better (albeit weak and wobbly) within about 15 mins.
I guess I need to learn to recognise the symptoms of this and act quicker but it's all so new to me, I'm not sure what I'm doing! haha!
Any guidance or reassurance would be greatly appreciated In the meantime, I'm off to trawl through this forum for tips and pointers...