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Message: <blockquote data-quote="marleemacd" data-source="post: 80851" data-attributes="member: 19154">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?CheersMarlee</blockquote>

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