Need some advice. I had extreme fatigue in March with brain fog and hungry after eating. I had lost around 7kg in a few months, but Didn’t think it was unusual. After a month a contacted my GP. They did a blood test and showed my hba1c as 97. They repeated and it was at 99.
Diagnosed as type 2, based on my age 41 and blood test only. They said it was very high and surprised I don’t have any other symptoms. On review with the nurse the first thing she said was I was not overweight enough to be type 2, but my age suggests I am. My diet is healthy in the whole, but I did eat lots of carbs before.
Recommended meds, but due to IBS I was not that keen on metformin. Asked for another med and was refused. I am now in a low carb diet. I am for 100-120g daily and only treat myself to chocolate weekly - all in carb allowance.
I asked about LADA, but they said my age fasts no. I bought myself a BG monitor to help learn the foods that would spike my blood and see improvements. My results are not going down. I wake up with 14.4 and after 2 hours spoke to 17. This could be on toast, or days I have yogurt and fruit and avoid high carbs food.
I have even tried to go keto for a week and my waking blood sugar was still 14.4. GP is refusing to test me for LADA as they are saying it’s type 2 due to age. They are also refusing to prescribe anything other than metformin, even though they said it will upset my IBS, which is controlled by avoiding trigger foods.
So what is my next step? Do you think I would for The LADA criteria or in type 2 denial.
Diagnosed as type 2, based on my age 41 and blood test only. They said it was very high and surprised I don’t have any other symptoms. On review with the nurse the first thing she said was I was not overweight enough to be type 2, but my age suggests I am. My diet is healthy in the whole, but I did eat lots of carbs before.
Recommended meds, but due to IBS I was not that keen on metformin. Asked for another med and was refused. I am now in a low carb diet. I am for 100-120g daily and only treat myself to chocolate weekly - all in carb allowance.
I asked about LADA, but they said my age fasts no. I bought myself a BG monitor to help learn the foods that would spike my blood and see improvements. My results are not going down. I wake up with 14.4 and after 2 hours spoke to 17. This could be on toast, or days I have yogurt and fruit and avoid high carbs food.
I have even tried to go keto for a week and my waking blood sugar was still 14.4. GP is refusing to test me for LADA as they are saying it’s type 2 due to age. They are also refusing to prescribe anything other than metformin, even though they said it will upset my IBS, which is controlled by avoiding trigger foods.
So what is my next step? Do you think I would for The LADA criteria or in type 2 denial.