sorry. I didn't read the whole thread.Was there an element of confusion between the initial T2 diagnosis and your current T1/LADA then? Just to tie in with the question that the OP raised initially.
This is absolutely incorrect.it is yes and no. diabetes is a progress disease, so type 2 with poor control of the blood sugar will became type 1 over time. however, with good controlling of your blood sugar you slow the progress of the disease.
it is yes and no. diabetes is a progress disease, so type 2 with poor control of the blood sugar will became type 1 over time. however, with good controlling of your blood sugar you slow the progress of the disease.
Hi Everyone. I have been a Diabetic since 2001. Prior to being diagnosed I gave platelets and a blood donar. I have been BULLIED BY A Consultant to go onto INSULIN, I totally refused ( My body my choice ) I have also lost 9 stone this has NOT been taken into consideration, l haven't had a review of my drugs. My reason is because every DIABETIC I know who inject INSULIN have either lost limbs or their eye sight, they have other issue's going on. I have also refused to take certain drugs ie STATINS as they are related to BOWEL CANCER and causes other issue's. GP's and CONSULTANTS need to listen to their patients, discuss it with us and NOT make decisions for us. We are the one's who know what is going on with our bodies, you may go on all these courses and think you know what best for us. Yes I do get upset when they won't listen or won't discuss it with me, I also understand that I could be causing further problems, I had a Triple Bypass 1/12/2014 and Stents put in 8/11/2015. I have immediate family who are NOT Diabetic's who have had to have Heart Surgery. I also understand that they think they have our best interest. SO PLEASE LISTEN AND NOT TELL US OR BULLY US INTO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST FOR US. THANKYOU.
This is absolutely incorrect.
Type 1 don't produce enough insulin and it's an autoimmune disease. Type twos have too much circulating insulin that is not being used. Sometimes type 2 require insulin but it doesn't make them type 1. Type 1 always requires insulin.
Hello. Clicked on the link you gave for FREE low carb programme, but they want £30.Technically, unless you had a GAD test done which was positive and showed the presence of the autoimmune antibodies that destroy beta cells, then you are still type 2, all be it an insulin dependent Type 2.
You may have progressed to insulin as a result of your beta cells dying due to exposure to too high blood glucose levels, which the C-Peptide test shows as a reduction in insulin output, but as long as the cause of your beta cells dying is not an autoimmune attack, you aren't a Type 1!
Technically, no, no you can't. To have type 2 diabetes you have insulin resistance and over production of insulin. If you have no beta cells then you can't over-produce insulin. You can be insulin resistant though, which requires additional exogenous insulin, but you can never over produce your own.I felt compelled to answer: Yes, yes you can. You absolutely can. Yes you can have type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the same time. You’re unlikely to get diagnosed with type 2 diabetes if you already have type 1, because it’s hard to measure the difference in blood sugar values, but you can still suffer from both types of diabetes simultaneously."
Provided as a type 2 diabetic you do the sensible things, like getting your weight under control, eating a LCHF diet, doing some sensible regular exercise, there should be no reason for you to need insulin injections.
However by not following the sensible diabetic routine and eating foods that have a consistently high GL/Gl loading or foods high in sugar content and little or no exercise, it will result in high blood/glucose levels in your bloodstream, which in turn will place a heavy demand on the insulin producing beta cell of you pancreas.
Over time this high demand will weaken the beta producing cells within the pancreas to the point where they slowly start to fail (often referred to as 'Burn Out'), at which point it then becomes necessary to supplement this insulin loss by resorting to regular insulin injections.
Type 2 diabetes is a long term serious condition, but if you look after yourself you can successfully avoid all the horrid long term problems that can go along with someone not looking after themselves properly.
Sadly once you have been correctly diagnosed as diabetic you will have this condition with you throughout you lifetime, and though you might manage to come out of the higher blood/glucose levels associated with having diabetes, you will still be diabetic. It's one of those condition that is forever there though it might appear hidden away in the background.
Best of luck in keeping your diabetes under tight control for all the years to come - Lazybones
Hi I have been diagnosed 7 months ago I'm on metformin ! I'm feeling nausea / exhausted / blurred vision / pains in my tummy when I eat / increased trips to the toilet . Just feeling so unwell !! Anyone help me with some advise ? Suzuki ...
Hello. Clicked on the link you gave for FREE low carb programme, but they want £30.
I appear to be the opposite of you. I asked and asked and asked why they wouldn't consider putting me on insulin. I'd had quite high blood sugars, mainly in high teens low twenties, since diagnosis in March last year, spent numerous stays in hospital either due to severe infections, MRSA and sepsis included, or in the case of three of those stays for surgery. All the while the doctors and consultants would show concern over my BM levels but wouldn't do anything pro-active. It took the stay in hospital with sepsis for one of the consultants to say "enough is enough, your tablets alone aren't doing anywhere near enough work to bring BM levels down we're going to instigate the switch to insulin". Currently on Gliclazide and Humulin I, both twice daily along with other meds for related/non-related problems. BMs eventually showing signs of improvement. Hope everything works out ok for you. Good luck.Hi Everyone. I have been a Diabetic since 2001. Prior to being diagnosed I gave platelets and a blood donar. I have been BULLIED BY A Consultant to go onto INSULIN, I totally refused ( My body my choice ) I have also lost 9 stone this has NOT been taken into consideration, l haven't had a review of my drugs. My reason is because every DIABETIC I know who inject INSULIN have either lost limbs or their eye sight, they have other issue's going on. I have also refused to take certain drugs ie STATINS as they are related to BOWEL CANCER and causes other issue's. GP's and CONSULTANTS need to listen to their patients, discuss it with us and NOT make decisions for us. We are the one's who know what is going on with our bodies, you may go on all these courses and think you know what best for us. Yes I do get upset when they won't listen or won't discuss it with me, I also understand that I could be causing further problems, I had a Triple Bypass 1/12/2014 and Stents put in 8/11/2015. I have immediate family who are NOT Diabetic's who have had to have Heart Surgery. I also understand that they think they have our best interest. SO PLEASE LISTEN AND NOT TELL US OR BULLY US INTO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST FOR US. THANKYOU.