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Hi Claire, Sorry you're having such a bad time at the moment. You mentioned IBS - have you considered gluten intolerance? It's often linked with t1 diabetes, and can cause loss of weight and IBS-like symptoms. You could try going on a gluten-free diet for a few days and seeing if it made any...

Hi Sophiap, I was diagnosed LADA about 4 years ago at 47 after being told I was type 2 by my GP. I couldn't control my bg levels properly, and did a lot of research, finally persuading my GP to refer me for the anti-GAD and peptide tests. My test results were similar to yours, and my peptide...

Paul, sorry, I mis-read you levels - I thought you were still fbg of 23/21, but I see that was before you were on insulin! :oops: Philip

Hi Paul, Humalog is much the same as your Novorapid. Lantus (Lememir is similar) is supposed to last for about 24 hours and keep you basic level close to normal, so if you eat nothing all day (and I suppose remain pretty sedentary!) and your dose was correct you would stay pretty level. But of...

Can I chip in here? I also started as type 2, (aged 47) but doing loads of bg tests each day and charting them in Excel I finally got GAD tests and consequent type 1 diagnosis. That was 4 or 5 years ago, and I’m currently on about 12 Lantus, with Humalog as necessary. I’m finding levels...

Does anyone know if Lilly or Humalog still make the Memoir Pen? The battery in mine has given out, and I can't seem to find a replacement. My doctor's surgery said they had never heard of it :roll: ...

I was getting some night-time hypos even though my moring reading were a bit high. So I changed my Lantus basal insulin from 1st thing in the morning to lunchtime/early afternoon. :idea: I have a fast metabolism and was 'using it up' too quick. Now my morning readings are lower, even though I...

At age 46, within 6 months I lost over a stone in weight, (from 10 stone something down to 9) BMI down to about 18. I felt cold much of the time, my skin was dry, finger tips and inside of nose often cracking. Oh, and I got very thirsty, especially just before bedtime. Everybody said I looked...

Hi Ursula, I'm 49 and have been Type 1 diabetic for about 3 years. Doctor though it was type 2, :x but I read about LADA and made him send me to a specialist who gave me the AntiGAD and C-peptide tests. Like you, I'm on Lantus & Humalog. I've never really counted carbs, as it's not an exact...