lada

Hi, Although I am myself a type 2, my partner is a LADA. His blood glucose never goes below 7, despite 500mg of diabex. We are both on an extremely low carb diet and do a modified fast twice a week (around 500cals). In between we eat plenty of meat, fish, fat, nuts and low carb vegs. We go on...

This might sound ridiculous but tonight I forgot I was diabetic. I've had a really long day on very little sleep. Travelled from Birmingham to London and back. When I got back to brum I was starving and popped in for a KFC. I'd had very little to eat all day so wolfed it down, got on my bus...

I've officially had LADA for a week. I was put on Lantus Sunday and then got my fast acting Apidra on Wednesday My readings are still too high so yesterday and today I have had 14 units of Lantus as advised. They were 15.9 this morning. Down from the 20's Wednesday. I've been told to have 1...

Hi there. I was diagnosed t2 three years ago. I've been on quite a lot of meds since then that don't seem to be working. A severe trauma and depression saw me not attend clinics for about 18 months but I remained complient with diet and meds. Since I've had therapy and got back to my diabetes...

How exactly do they know which type you are? I'm really struggling with management. I was diagnosed three years ago, prescribed 1000mg of metfomin and sent on my way - fully discharged and no follow up. Luckily i has health insurance at a work and am a curious type. I used the insurance to...

Hey there, I'm 19 and have been unknowingly experiencing hypoglycemia for quite a while now. Things changed last year around February time. Very suddenly, after an hours drive I didn't have the energy to even get out of the car and my then partner (Type 1 Diabetic) took the liberty of testing...

I have been doing low GI for 20 years then 2 years ago diagnosed Lada Type 1. Not on insulin yet as A1c is 47 but am thinking about it. I have read Dr Bernstein’s book and lowered carb – so far its between 40g and 120g per day. I believe that the UK government recommends a minimum of 120g carb...

I had a hernia operation this week and the medical staff were aware that I was on insulin. I had excellent treatment throughout and was allowed to keep and do my own insulin. My anaesthetist was lovely and obviously very competent but when we discussed my insulin use after the op if I went...

Hi all I'm posting for the first time and am feeling really low. I could do with some friendly words as I don't know anyone with diabetes and if one more well-meaning relative asks why I don't want to eat cake or come over for a pizza, I think i'll scream! I'm in a grey area... Sugar was picked...

Hi all, Just want a bit of advise here. I diagnosed as type 2 back in Nov 2015 and confirmed got type 1back in march 2016. Doctor said i should go onto insulin, however, the medication seem working at that time - was around 10mmol; but now my reading is going up again and Im a bit concern if i...

So over the Easter weekend I came down with a stinker of a cold, my first bout of sickness since being diagnosed diabetic last September, and I was fully prepared for an increase in blood sugar and possible ketones especially as I haven't been able to do my usual exercise and even resorted to...

My c peptide was 3.1 ng/ml standard range is 0.8 - 3.5 ng/mL. My blood glucose at the time was 126mg/dl. I was taking 20mg of glipizide a day and told I am type 2. This isn't making sense to me.....(BTW I'm in the USA.)

Hey guys, Today I was told that I am in between type 1 and type 2. Well, I get extremely confuse as I was thinking how can it be possible?! So I just want to ask if any of you are in the same boat as me?! my test result for GAD ab is 54.4 U/ml and IA2 is 19.07U/ml, both seem very high to the...

Looking through the forum, we see a lot of LADA/T1.5 diabetics that have been given type 2 drugs on diagnosis. research into auto immune diabetes suggests that it is the process of creating insulin that drives the autoimmune attack, so prescribing a drug that increases insulin secretion...