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Small update - had my first HbA1c result since being on insulin late last year - came back as 43.6 which they seem happy with 'for a diabetic'. They have put a request in with my GP to change my basal from Semglee to Lantus - so will be trying that soon. It was quite unprompted, but I did...

Well done for winning the battle with the NHS - I hope you are getting on okay with your insulin Martha. I struggle to understand why the NHS make the assumption about type 2 when a simple test can pretty accurately diagnose LADA. The natural assumption would be the cost of the test being...

Hi Elmas I am indeed - I currently take 13 units of Semglee (basal) per day and Trurapi (bolas) with meals - I try to keep my bolas insulin intake lower if possible, for example if I am at home I use exercise in the mix too. I find judging it for exercise and alcohol is probably the trickiest...

Hi Angela - I was lucky enough to be able to speed up the diagnosis through my Bupa at work ( not free though! ) - but initially I was referred to an endocrinologist via the NHS and I had a choice of 3 clinics come through on the app after a week or so - I think the quickest appointment was...

Thanks so much for the reply, yep I should have said the average starting point was around 7, my basal dose is having me wake up around 5.9 which I am happy about, by the time I eat the sarnie it is around 12.30. My 13 units (24hr acting) seems perfect overnight but not quite enough during the...

Hi everyone - just an update and a hope someone on a similar regime might be able to offer some advice. I have settled for now on a 13 unit basal dose once a day ( Semglee ). Overnight level pretty good, daytime a little higher than ideal at times - I asked if I might be more suited to a 12...

Thanks so much for such a detailed response, I really appreciate it. I am indeed on a low carb diet, I can see that the effects would be different from that graph now. The only thing that I can't explain is the very immediate drop I seem to see if I eat after I get hungry from not eating for...

Quick update - was put on 10 units of Semglee per day - first injection was Friday. This seems to be just a starting point and I have a check up in a week. However, it didn't seem to make a bit of difference on Friday or Saturday - I had hoped to not exercise over the weekend so I could judge...

I am still awaiting contact from the local diabetes team - in the meantime I have been looking into Insulin and see that there are different types. The consultant suggested that I would be put on a basal dose ( perhaps once but likely twice daily ) - he mentioned a brand called Levemir I think...

Thanks so much for the responses so far - it really helps me personally and hopefully the wider community - certainly the common themes are poor diagnosis, a struggle to get the right tests done and a feeling that perhaps not being listened to/understood by the GP. I certainly think it should...

Thanks Angela. I was just turned 50 when it got picked up under routine NHS screening ( no obvious symptoms but perhaps some with hindsight ) - I am 52 next month. I am still awaiting the phone call about insulin after being diagnosed on Monday and I can't quite believe I am saying this but I...

IMHO I think you need to request C-Peptide and antibody tests. I got referred to an Endo by my GP (at my insistence - he just wanted to give me metformin) - the referral came through on the NHS app fairly quickly and was given the choice of 3 hospitals but the wait was too long for me. I am...

Thanks so much that is very kind

Hi - I am posting this in case it mirrors anyone else' experience - someone can perhaps provide advice or it might help someone get to the bottom of their symptoms I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Jan 2022 with an HbA1c of 99. I was immediately prescribed 4 metformin a day, but I did...