elaine77
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Hi all type 1's
I am type 1.5 at the moment as I tested positive for GAD antibodies but am doing fine on Metformin and diet changes at the moment.
I have been told that going onto insulin is inevitable at some stage and so I do dip into this thread every now and again to try and build up some background knowledge and I just want to say KUDOS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU type 1 diabetics in being able to live with this disease having to carb count and watch every little thing that passes your lips! Not to mention the constant fear of hypos and the survival kit you have to drag around with you everywhere.
I appreciate you don't have a choice and its either inject or die but I honestly don't think people appreciate what you have to deal with on a daily basis and although its probably second nature to most of you by now I'm sure it doesn't even compare to what it would be like NOT to have to do that every day.
At the minute I have a very stressful life and will do for the next couple of years or so and so I don't think I could cope with being insulin dependent right now and so I can only hope that I can keep it at bay for at least another couple of years but when the time comes its nice to have so many people to learn from. It's boggling my head just reading some of these carb counting things and I honestly wouldn't have a clue....I'd be so confused I probably just wouldn't eat!
So I just wanted to say credit where credit is due and your all genuinely inspirational and I think sometimes people don't realise it.
Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 23 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.
I am type 1.5 at the moment as I tested positive for GAD antibodies but am doing fine on Metformin and diet changes at the moment.
I have been told that going onto insulin is inevitable at some stage and so I do dip into this thread every now and again to try and build up some background knowledge and I just want to say KUDOS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU type 1 diabetics in being able to live with this disease having to carb count and watch every little thing that passes your lips! Not to mention the constant fear of hypos and the survival kit you have to drag around with you everywhere.
I appreciate you don't have a choice and its either inject or die but I honestly don't think people appreciate what you have to deal with on a daily basis and although its probably second nature to most of you by now I'm sure it doesn't even compare to what it would be like NOT to have to do that every day.
At the minute I have a very stressful life and will do for the next couple of years or so and so I don't think I could cope with being insulin dependent right now and so I can only hope that I can keep it at bay for at least another couple of years but when the time comes its nice to have so many people to learn from. It's boggling my head just reading some of these carb counting things and I honestly wouldn't have a clue....I'd be so confused I probably just wouldn't eat!
So I just wanted to say credit where credit is due and your all genuinely inspirational and I think sometimes people don't realise it.
Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 23 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.