marleemacd
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Hi there,
I'd like to ask if my experience is unusual or common. I was diagnosed with Type 1 while I was in hospital for something else entirely. I was really thrown to be told I was "definitely" Type 1 despite the fact I'm 40 and had no symptoms of either 1 or 2. (I'm overweight but otherwise didn't have anything else going on.) I was started on a drip and injections of insulin, but after about a month I was having about 4 hypos a day even on very little insulin. My GADS test came back negative, and my nurse told me to stop injecting insulin but continue the 500mg x 2 metformin, as I was "probably" Type 2 after all. Then I saw my consultant and my HBA1C was 9.5, my blood pressure and cholesterol both normal, and she said she couldn't yet tell me what Type I was as I was showing signs of both. She mentioned that when I was admitted I had ketoacidosis but I wasn't told that at the time and I had no symptoms and it sounds pretty horrendous, I don't see how I missed that. My care will revert to my GP once a decision is made, and I am scheduled to go back to the hospital in about 6 weeks time. I had a bit of a hard time getting my head round the initial diagnosis so I was quite shocked that an element of doubt was introduced. My GP says it must be 2 as I'm doing okay on weight loss and exercise and metformin and he wishes the hospital would hurry up and confirm this.
Is this an unusual position to be in?
Cheers
Marlee
I'd like to ask if my experience is unusual or common. I was diagnosed with Type 1 while I was in hospital for something else entirely. I was really thrown to be told I was "definitely" Type 1 despite the fact I'm 40 and had no symptoms of either 1 or 2. (I'm overweight but otherwise didn't have anything else going on.) I was started on a drip and injections of insulin, but after about a month I was having about 4 hypos a day even on very little insulin. My GADS test came back negative, and my nurse told me to stop injecting insulin but continue the 500mg x 2 metformin, as I was "probably" Type 2 after all. Then I saw my consultant and my HBA1C was 9.5, my blood pressure and cholesterol both normal, and she said she couldn't yet tell me what Type I was as I was showing signs of both. She mentioned that when I was admitted I had ketoacidosis but I wasn't told that at the time and I had no symptoms and it sounds pretty horrendous, I don't see how I missed that. My care will revert to my GP once a decision is made, and I am scheduled to go back to the hospital in about 6 weeks time. I had a bit of a hard time getting my head round the initial diagnosis so I was quite shocked that an element of doubt was introduced. My GP says it must be 2 as I'm doing okay on weight loss and exercise and metformin and he wishes the hospital would hurry up and confirm this.
Is this an unusual position to be in?
Cheers
Marlee