Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Diabetes Discussions
am i type 1 or 2 aint got a clue
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 196007" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hi Alastair and Lee,</p><p></p><p>Not sure if you're aware, but sometimes when you start on insulin, it kick starts your pancreas into producing more of its own insulin for a while. This happened to me and for the first three months on insulin I only needed to inject every three days or so. It was bizarre! I still don't always need my basal and could go several days without it before my background BG starts to rise. I guess taking the insulin gives your overworked pancreas some help an a bit of a rest and helps it get going again. Some people have reported this lasting for up to a year, but I think it's usually only a few months. I'm not sure if this is the case for other forms of diabetes, but it certainly is for LADA. </p><p></p><p>Some consultants believe LADA patients should be put immediately onto insulin as there is growing evidence that it preserves the beta cells and prolongs the body's natural insulin production. So basically, they are starting to believe that going onto insulin early after diagnosis with LADA prolongs the progression into Type1. This might explain either or both of your situations. Although as I said in my previous post, there is a lot of misdiagnosis and either or both of you might have been misdiagnosed.</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 196007, member: 29301"] Hi Alastair and Lee, Not sure if you're aware, but sometimes when you start on insulin, it kick starts your pancreas into producing more of its own insulin for a while. This happened to me and for the first three months on insulin I only needed to inject every three days or so. It was bizarre! I still don't always need my basal and could go several days without it before my background BG starts to rise. I guess taking the insulin gives your overworked pancreas some help an a bit of a rest and helps it get going again. Some people have reported this lasting for up to a year, but I think it's usually only a few months. I'm not sure if this is the case for other forms of diabetes, but it certainly is for LADA. Some consultants believe LADA patients should be put immediately onto insulin as there is growing evidence that it preserves the beta cells and prolongs the body's natural insulin production. So basically, they are starting to believe that going onto insulin early after diagnosis with LADA prolongs the progression into Type1. This might explain either or both of your situations. Although as I said in my previous post, there is a lot of misdiagnosis and either or both of you might have been misdiagnosed. Smidge [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Diabetes Discussions
am i type 1 or 2 aint got a clue
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…