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Lack of individual advice for skinny T2D

Thankfully you are getting some good info from us, not myself of course. Now that I see the extent of your trials I realise how inappropriate my post was. Good luck with this and hope you keep on receiving the fine advice.
 
Speedbird said:
Hi Orson
Has the consultant started you on insulin? Has he checked your insulin sensitive and production?
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The consultant has written me a letter which I’ve forwarded on to my GP. It contains a summary of our meeting and a suggested dose of insulin.

Prior to meeting the consultant I had fed chat GPT with all my blood tests and history. The conclusions were similar. Insulin deficiency and proposed initial dosage .

I await to hear back from my GP.
 
OrsonKartt said:
The consultant has written me a letter which I’ve forwarded on to my GP. It contains a summary of our meeting and a suggested dose of insulin.

Prior to meeting the consultant I had fed chat GPT with all my blood tests and history. The conclusions were similar. Insulin deficiency and proposed initial dosage .

I await to hear back from my GP.
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Good luck with GP, and hopefully when you are on the insulin you will feel a lot better. Let us know.
 
Nuttymichelle said:
Does anyone feel a little isolated and frustrated for the lack of information for skinny type 2s.

I feel that I am being treated in the same way as a lifestyle type 2 and although I appreciate that high blood sugars are the same outcome I feel I need access to more specialised dietary and lifestyle advice.

I am within a healthy weight and BMI and all my blood markers are healthy apart from the HBA 1C.

I exercise regularly and definitely well within suggested healthy margins and my diet is pretty sound - according to the diabetic nurses. I am unsure of how much metformin and statins will improve my situation as I may not have much insulin resistance. There is very little advice that can be offered to me specifically on this other than 'try it and see' and ' you need to take the medication as soon as possible to have the best long term outcomes' - if you are already in shock about having type 2 diabetes and have been told that it is probably more 'genetic' (my father has 'skinny' type 2) then surely this merits more testing to check that the standard approach is the right one for you. I also do not like the idea of suddenly taking medication for the rest of my life when seemingly everything seems pretty ok apart from the blood sugars.

Basically, I don't feel that my personal situation is being considered in the advice I have been given and find it unhelpful and frustrating to be given general advice about loosing weight, changing diet and exercise when I am effectively already living within the guidelines. Apparently approximately 10% of T2D sufferers come under this 'skinny' bracket and I feel that some further procedural testing and/or specialist advice would be very helpful.

It would be great if skinny type 2s were given a completely different category (perhaps not called diabetic at all) and hopefully result in a different way of dealing with us as regards access to advice and services.

Anyone else feeling a bit angry and as though their true needs are not being met?
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Yes. Me too. My diagnosis is type 2 now with 1 Insulin a day.
2 weeks ago I was able to ta.k to a new nurse. She gave me a dietary sheet for type 2 which was very helpful.
Following that I spoke to a trainee registrar who Listened . he suggested more carbs in the early eve meal. the reason. readings dropping overnight
I weigh 45kg 7st 8 now before diagnosis in 2021 I was 65kg 10st 3 . Height 5ft 1 I'm happy to take meds, including statinsas I'm over 70. my mother died of a stroke aged 56
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Non overweight type 2 are probably lean diabetics.
They are mostly in poverty countries but I know they are in the UK, and yes some are white.

Lean diabetes mellitus: An emerging entity in the era of obesity - PMC

Much has been published on the characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with the epidemic of obesity. But relatively little is known about the incidence of lean diabetes, progression of disease and fate of the patients with ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Your doctor is unlikely to know about it!
 
The latest news. Today I am happy, feel self worth, eating well. Enjoying food Today bought a child's blueberry ice cream in a tub - 5.4 4 hours later. What happened.? A community consultant wrote to my Gp about my obvious worry & concern. My GP said i didnt qualify for outside help. BUT the new Lead of diabetic team. It proved a success. Contour plus readings down from 2.3 or 3.8 to 12, 14 , 15 or more. To 5 - 7 mostly. My weight is 7stone 4. 47kg ? I know an online dietician who might help increase my weight a bit to 50kg
 
anon125 said:
my.clevelandclinic.org

What Is Type 5 Diabetes?

Type 5 diabetes develops from long-term undernutrition. Learn about how it’s different from other diabetes types.
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anon125 said:
my.clevelandclinic.org

What Is Type 5 Diabetes?

Type 5 diabetes develops from long-term undernutrition. Learn about how it’s different from other diabetes types.
my.clevelandclinic.org my.clevelandclinic.org
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Im interested in this. I spent 20 yrs trying lose 3 stone when I got when put on lithium. I tried low sugar, low fat, often one meal virtually just salad. Then I lost a stone by being sponsored , then another stone for no reason. Suddenly diabetes diagnosed. Lost more weight to 6stone 13. Its up to 7 stone 5 now. See my post below . Sooooo could this be Typec5 I wonder. When I was told Diabetes 2. I was amazed how much I was allowed to eat with this diagnosis !!!!
 
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