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Hi DiabeticBear, I was also picked up as T2 at my 50yo NHS screening. Was a bit shocked at the time as I had been motivated by turning 50 to make a serious effort to get fit and lose weight. Although I had lost 1.5 stones, I was still overweight and although I didn’t then know the genetics of T2...

Welcome to the LADA club @julie56 and @pr126! I was re-diagnosed as T1 after 7 years as a T2 - I had risk factors for both types, but the starting assumption that I was T2 seemed reasonable enough and I also did very well initially on diet and exercise, and then metformin. By the time my...

Hi Gemma, I was also first diagnosed at T2, which made sense at the time: fat 50yo woman with a T2 father. Initially I did really well on first diet only for three years, lost loads of weight was congratulated as a perfect patient. Then needed to go onto Metformin, again did really well for...

Welcome to the LADA club Microbe99! I was re-diagnosed after seven years as a T2, initially managing well, then spiralling out of control, quite rapidly by the end as my pancreas finally spluttered out of action. I think what happens next depends (i) on your point of entry into the LADA club...

Poor you Songster, I was re-diagnosed from T2 to T1.5 in 2019, it was tricky enough then without a pandemic, so I really feel for you! I am re-posting something I wrote when I was first re-diagnosed from T2 to LADA. My journey was a bit slower than most, but arrival at the need for insulin...

Hertfordshire Mum and I posted at almost exactly the same time, and I completely agree with what she has posted!

I think Lantus covers 24hrs better than the Humulin I am on, so you may not get any gains from splitting, but others can advise on that. It actually sounds like six units is pretty much spot-on. The purpose of basal is to maintain a steady background level of blood sugar, and the optimal level...

Hi Milly, One very strong positive is that your exercise routine is predictable, ie. you know the timing (and presumably also the intensity?) of each class/block of classes in advance. Whatever insulin regime you start with, this is something you can plan around. I was on basal insulin (the...

Very little experience of ready meals, but Waitrose do stock Livlife bread, 3.8g per slice (nb high in gluten in case that is an issue). Some people say it toasts well, this is not my experience, but fine in sandwiches and for some reason seems to fry very well (fried cheese & onion sandwiches...

Fatigue, lack of sweating, and dry flaky skin (oh and constipation, just to add to fun!) are all associated with hypothyroidism, which in turn is often associated with diabetes. You have an awful lot of other stuff going on, but it might well be worth getting this checked out (straightforward...

It is so hard and conflicting when you want to have faith in your medical team, but it doesn't seem to be working, I am sure the emotional stress of that must be making things worse. I was re-diagnosed as LADA rather than type 2 a couple of years ago, and while everyone's diabetic journey is...

'First do no harm' is a principle that seems to be completely disregarded when it comes to the OGTT, at least for people with type 1. I think it is unusual for type 1s to have this test. Younger diabetics and full-blown LADA cases tend to present with serious and potentially life-threatening...

Hi Valsal, I am also taking Humulin I ie. the long-acting basal insulin only. We are all different and my journey has been different to yours. I was diagnosed as Type 2 eight years ago, and then re-diagnosed as LADA or Type 1.5 last year and have now been on Humulin I for 15 months. This...

How very distressing for you. I too had a fairly awful 3month period of suddenly being able to get below 15mmol after seven years of considering myself a reasonably well-controlled T2. You don't need to wait for your consultant appointment before (at least temporarily) changing your treatment...

Hi, I posted this when I was first diagnosed as potential LADA last July, a few of us have had rather circuitous LADA journeys: "Between the ages of 30-50, I was overweight, gradually moving up the ranks to full-blown obesity. When I turned 50 I set myself a goal of losing 4 stone over two...