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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi there,
I’m new to the forum and slightly confused about my diagnosis.
I have just had a diabetic review with my doctor who is STILL unsure if I am a T2 or a T1 diabetic!!!
I was first diagnosed on 3 July, 2017.
I was put on Insulin straight away as my blood sugars were running at highs of around 18.
I was told to take 6 Basal and 4 Bolus units.
This did not improve my blood sugars as I later found out about carb counting and adjusting your insulin to suit your carb intake and figured out I was having more carbs so adjusted my insulin intake accordingly.
This significantly improved my blood sugars.
I was then also prescribed Metformin SR. This aided slightly in bringing my blood sugars down some more but not significantly.
I still take insulin based on my carb intake.
At my last review, I was told I am making insulin which is between the low to normal mark. (This makes things more confusing!)
I believe I had diabetes for a year before it was diagnosed as that is how long I had the symptons for. Unfortunately, I was left disappointed and neglected by my local practise and doctors as each time I went in, they failed to recognise I have diabetes. (I went in about six times over the course of a year... it is only when I moved cities and homes that I was diagnosed by my new local practise.)
I will disclose all details here;
I am considered obese. At 5’5, I weigh 16.6 stones.
I lost two stones during my year of undiagnosed diabetes and have managed to keep it off even though I do take high amounts of insulin (my doctor was surprised as he says that usually people gain weight if they are taking high amounts of insulin as the body stores the sugar as fat - something like that).
Like I said, my c-peptide measured in at a level considered between low and normal (this is what my doctor said, he hasn’t given me figures).
I tested NEGATIVE for any anti-bodies.
I am still on a basal bolus regime almost seven months later.
I am eating less carbs than I was before and dieting and exercising (I have only begun to do this in the past two months and have further lost a stone.)
I guess my question is, do I seem to fit into the category of T2 more? As I think I do and would hate to find out I have T1 diabetes... I’d rather I have done this to myself and work hard through diet and exercise and sort it out than be in a helpless situation (I honestly cannot say how much I admire the courage of T1s who go through so much every day!)
I would love to hear your thoughts on my situation.
Thank you.
I’m new to the forum and slightly confused about my diagnosis.
I have just had a diabetic review with my doctor who is STILL unsure if I am a T2 or a T1 diabetic!!!
I was first diagnosed on 3 July, 2017.
I was put on Insulin straight away as my blood sugars were running at highs of around 18.
I was told to take 6 Basal and 4 Bolus units.
This did not improve my blood sugars as I later found out about carb counting and adjusting your insulin to suit your carb intake and figured out I was having more carbs so adjusted my insulin intake accordingly.
This significantly improved my blood sugars.
I was then also prescribed Metformin SR. This aided slightly in bringing my blood sugars down some more but not significantly.
I still take insulin based on my carb intake.
At my last review, I was told I am making insulin which is between the low to normal mark. (This makes things more confusing!)
I believe I had diabetes for a year before it was diagnosed as that is how long I had the symptons for. Unfortunately, I was left disappointed and neglected by my local practise and doctors as each time I went in, they failed to recognise I have diabetes. (I went in about six times over the course of a year... it is only when I moved cities and homes that I was diagnosed by my new local practise.)
I will disclose all details here;
I am considered obese. At 5’5, I weigh 16.6 stones.
I lost two stones during my year of undiagnosed diabetes and have managed to keep it off even though I do take high amounts of insulin (my doctor was surprised as he says that usually people gain weight if they are taking high amounts of insulin as the body stores the sugar as fat - something like that).
Like I said, my c-peptide measured in at a level considered between low and normal (this is what my doctor said, he hasn’t given me figures).
I tested NEGATIVE for any anti-bodies.
I am still on a basal bolus regime almost seven months later.
I am eating less carbs than I was before and dieting and exercising (I have only begun to do this in the past two months and have further lost a stone.)
I guess my question is, do I seem to fit into the category of T2 more? As I think I do and would hate to find out I have T1 diabetes... I’d rather I have done this to myself and work hard through diet and exercise and sort it out than be in a helpless situation (I honestly cannot say how much I admire the courage of T1s who go through so much every day!)
I would love to hear your thoughts on my situation.
Thank you.