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If you could go back to when you were first diagnosed, is there one thing you know now that you wish you had known/ been told back then? Can be anything, big or small, but something you have found really useful in managing your diabetes?

Great, thanks for taking time to reply, much appreciated!

Great, thanks for taking time to reply, much appreciated!

Hi all, I am in the process of being diagnosed with diabetes- still awaiting tests to confirm if type II or LADA. Currently taking Gliclazide 80mg twice daily. Prior to all this kicking off a couple of weeks ago, I had an NHS pre-payment card for my prescription as a take a couple of other...

Thanks for the reply. Personally I don’t think there is a “typical” presentation of type I- if you aren’t producing insulin, regardless of anything else, that’s type I to me (very simplistic I realise).

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I had read about those tests and thought I might have to push for them, but GP said straight away they would do them. Just got to wait for results now.

Thanks for the reply. I will check out the LADA board, thanks. I’m still just in 40mg Gliclazide and it has made some difference, but lowest BM gets is mid teens anywhere up to mid 20’s. GP said dose will be increased this week if no improvement.

Thanks for the reply. They definitely did GAD antibodies, and now you have mentioned it I am sure they did C peptide test as well. I had them done less than 2 weeks ago so could be a few more weeks before I get results then I guess.

Hi all. I am in the process of being diagnosed with diabetes- I say that because, I know I have it, but still waiting to see wether it is type I, type II or possibly LADA. Some background: About mid Feb/ early March this year I started to get all the classical symptoms. Unquenchable thirst...