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<blockquote data-quote="SueJB" data-source="post: 1694102" data-attributes="member: 425990"><p>Hi, I still wonder about my diagnosis and if it's correct. I'd lost 17k over 2 years which was fine by me. It was when I started glugging water like it was going out of fashion I thought about diabetes. To hospital saline drip. Had to go as an outpatient for 2 days, arm drained of blood... well that's how it seemed to me. Turns out they weren't sure what I was HbA1c 118, ketones 2.4 but finally went down to 0.5 after 3 days. They decided to treat it/me aggressively and straight on to Levemir twice daily and Novorapid bolus. The Levemir was originally 4 units, then went to 5 and I've now decided on 3. So I'm really surprised at the number of units you have. I haven't had a GAD test or c-peptide but think because of your experience I should push for them. All I know is that despite not eating many carbs generally 50-75 and calories of 1000, I'm putting on weight, 7k in 6months. The dietician wasn't that helpful, DSN just wanted to look at my stats and gave no information and the consultant covered the same ground as the DSN. I just wonder do I really need this fat making hormone called insulin!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SueJB, post: 1694102, member: 425990"] Hi, I still wonder about my diagnosis and if it's correct. I'd lost 17k over 2 years which was fine by me. It was when I started glugging water like it was going out of fashion I thought about diabetes. To hospital saline drip. Had to go as an outpatient for 2 days, arm drained of blood... well that's how it seemed to me. Turns out they weren't sure what I was HbA1c 118, ketones 2.4 but finally went down to 0.5 after 3 days. They decided to treat it/me aggressively and straight on to Levemir twice daily and Novorapid bolus. The Levemir was originally 4 units, then went to 5 and I've now decided on 3. So I'm really surprised at the number of units you have. I haven't had a GAD test or c-peptide but think because of your experience I should push for them. All I know is that despite not eating many carbs generally 50-75 and calories of 1000, I'm putting on weight, 7k in 6months. The dietician wasn't that helpful, DSN just wanted to look at my stats and gave no information and the consultant covered the same ground as the DSN. I just wonder do I really need this fat making hormone called insulin!!!! [/QUOTE]
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