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Thankfully since starting the meds my weight loss has slowed down, just hovering just under 16 stone. And yeah it probably takes a while cause its from my local hospital, they are slower than a slug with motor issues

Yeah I have been looking into LADA since I posted, its diabetes 1.5 (Hence the forum for it ^^). They said they had to send the blood tests off-site so it should be basically a month or two before they get them back. I'll have the HBA1c before I see my specialist again but hopefully the tests...

I got the next blood test form here, shes wanting a LFT/Bone Profile/Lipids test and a HBA1c/FBC blood test. Apart from the FBC/HBA1c and the lipids test, I haven't had the other two before. Oh on the upside of all this I am maintaining and enjoying the challenge that is a low carb diet :D

Yes I was losing an incredible amount of weight before they put me on the meds, went from 22 stone to 17st in a very short amount of time (2 and half months). My blood sugar isn't actually to bad after meals, its about 8 with my BS being about 6.9 to 7.4 in the evenings

Finally got to see a specialist after 3 months of waiting and she basically made it clear that right now she is unsure to what type of diabetes I had so she has given me something called a GAD blood test and has me scheduled for another Hba1c. She also mentioned the possibility of pancreatitis...

Welcome Nick, hope you enjoy your time here :D

You'll meet a great amount of friendly helpful people here. Don't be scared about asking questions!

She's one opinionated girl isn't she. Well it's like I always say, opinions are like buttholes, everyone's got one and most of them are full of s**t

Been monitoring my bloods now for the last 2 weeks and I am happy to say that I am averaging now about 7.5. My GP also was very annoyed that I am having to wait 4-5 months to see a diabetic specialist so he contacted the booking office and I now have an appointment for the first week of March...

Yeah I pushed for a little more information on the testing for type 1 late on-set but he was hardly specific in the response but I did get a lot more done so thats ok and yeah i'll ask them to just do them all at the same time. I personally think he's passing over responsibility to the...

For those who asked about an update, went to the doctors today. They are going to make me wait to see the specialist before they do more tests to see if its type 1. In the meantime they are happy with my blood sugar which has now been below 10 for 3 days and told me to continue with the low...

Thanks everyone fore all the amazing advice by the way, thought 'd let you know its appreciated :D <3

I know that it wont bring it down much but it would help to control my diabetes a lot easier which is what I am looking to do. And yes for me quitapine has been a miracle drug, its brought me back to where I should be with minimal side affects (yeah the weight gain was one). But the fact is...

It's ok, I need to pop up the GP anyway to start getting off one of the meds I am on that's actually having a negative effect on my blood sugar. Hopefully by the time I see the consultant in 5 months time I will be off it and will have a lot easier time controlling both my blood sugar and my...

Yeah I know and the Gliclazide has taken a decent chunk out of my blood sugar (from 20's to 10's combined with a low carb diet) My main concern honestly apart from further tests is that one of the medications I am on called Quetiapine raises blood sugar and slows down my metabolism. I have...

Yeah I have started on a low carb high protien diet from the day after I got my blood results from the GP, My blood sugar has come down considerably and is now averaging 10. As for the foods I am eating, right now I am big on omelettes. Adding a bit of harm with them to help. And yeah...

Yeah someone suggested I might be a late onset type 1, I will probably make an appointment to see my GP on Monday, see if he can prescribe a non-needle injection system for insulin. He actually did want me on Insulin straight away but since I have a very severe needle phobia I outright refused...

So by these responses I should by all means be on insulin then?

I went to the doctors today to get a copy of my test results as I am planning to see a private diabetes consultant soon because the wait list for an NHS diabetes consultant on the urgent list here in Gwent is 5 months. Just out of pure curiosity I would like to get an opinion on just how bad or...

Well since starting the low carb diet my blood sugar numbers have come down a lot from where they were so something must good about it :D