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<blockquote data-quote="mikeyfisher1972" data-source="post: 128618" data-attributes="member: 26022"><p><strong>Re: Any type 1's who don't use insulin? Flatbush Diabetes</strong></p><p></p><p>I have recently discovered that I have definately have Flatbush diabetes. I was diagnosed a year ago as having type 1 diabetes. I was refered to a diabetic nurse who instantly put me on insulin injections. </p><p></p><p>I carried on as normal as possible, using the insulin for around 11 months. Two days before Xmas I had a call from my doctor at outpatients. He said that he suspected that I had flatbush diabetes and that the diabetes may just dissapear! This was a massive shock as I was told diabetes is for life. After a month of knowing that I had Flatbush my doctor started to wean me off my background and fast acting insulin. The process took about two months but now I am completely free of diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I still keep a constant check on my blood sugars but have rarely been above 8.5. I have been downgraded to type 2 diabetes even though I had been a definate type 1. I take no medication at all and I am sure that as long as I keep my weight under control that I will have no further problems. I am not obese and weigh 14.7 stones and am 5 feet ten. My diabetic nurse thinks it may return when I am old but as i'm only 36 this seems like a welcome reprieve. </p><p></p><p>Flatbush is definately something to consider if you are a black diabetic. I knew nothing previously about Flatbush and if it wasn't discovered by a doctor then I would have been made dependent on insulin, just from using it. Insulin is needed intially but the body seems to recover and frequent hypos reduce the need for as much insulin. I am told the condition is very rare but I have not been approached by any doctor with an interest in what happened to me, which I find quite astonishing. I noticed that even a search for information on Flatbush in this website only gives TWO Hits! I hope that this message can enlighten anyone searching for elusive information on this condition and welcome any replies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeyfisher1972, post: 128618, member: 26022"] [b]Re: Any type 1's who don't use insulin? Flatbush Diabetes[/b] I have recently discovered that I have definately have Flatbush diabetes. I was diagnosed a year ago as having type 1 diabetes. I was refered to a diabetic nurse who instantly put me on insulin injections. I carried on as normal as possible, using the insulin for around 11 months. Two days before Xmas I had a call from my doctor at outpatients. He said that he suspected that I had flatbush diabetes and that the diabetes may just dissapear! This was a massive shock as I was told diabetes is for life. After a month of knowing that I had Flatbush my doctor started to wean me off my background and fast acting insulin. The process took about two months but now I am completely free of diabetes. I still keep a constant check on my blood sugars but have rarely been above 8.5. I have been downgraded to type 2 diabetes even though I had been a definate type 1. I take no medication at all and I am sure that as long as I keep my weight under control that I will have no further problems. I am not obese and weigh 14.7 stones and am 5 feet ten. My diabetic nurse thinks it may return when I am old but as i'm only 36 this seems like a welcome reprieve. Flatbush is definately something to consider if you are a black diabetic. I knew nothing previously about Flatbush and if it wasn't discovered by a doctor then I would have been made dependent on insulin, just from using it. Insulin is needed intially but the body seems to recover and frequent hypos reduce the need for as much insulin. I am told the condition is very rare but I have not been approached by any doctor with an interest in what happened to me, which I find quite astonishing. I noticed that even a search for information on Flatbush in this website only gives TWO Hits! I hope that this message can enlighten anyone searching for elusive information on this condition and welcome any replies. [/QUOTE]
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