DaftThoughts
Well-Known Member
Hi!
I've been reading up on many topics on these forums and am both astounded by some of the bizarre stories, and comforted in knowing I'm not alone.
I'm a 28 year old Dutch woman, diagnosed initially as a type 2 diabetic in 2014 due to obesity. I'm 186cm/6'1" tall and consistently weigh between 120-124kg / 265-273lbs. When I saw my diabetes specialist she insisted on having me tested for LADA because of my age and the history of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on both sides of the family. The test came back positive and I got started on metformin without insulin. After some time struggling with wonky high levels, glicladize was added to my regime. I was doing quite well for a year, but beginning of 2016 my levels were out of whack again and I couldn't reign them back in.
I ended up with a fasting value of 8.6 in the morning, biked to my doctor's office (15 mins) and then back home, and had gone up to 9.8. Not cool!
Mid 2016 I got sick and tired of the extreme fluctuations in my bg levels. My A1C wouldn't budge and I was exhausted all the time. We agreed to start insulin and keep the oral meds and I'm now on 10 units of Toujeo basal insulin (no bolus yet) as of July 22nd. My fasting values have become absolutely perfect and I'm noticing massive improvements during exercise (I'm no longer panting like a dog on a simple bike ride and I no longer have muscle fatigue within 5 minutes), although I do sometimes still spike above 10 after meals. My problem is mainly that my own insulin production is all over the place, which sometimes leads to random hypos as well as hypers depending on how active I am.
I'm discussing my day curves with my doctor tomorrow. My overall averages are pretty good, I'm just worried about the spikes after meals. Hoping to discuss these with her and see if bolusing is a bad idea in my current condition or something I can do to correct spikes more quickly instead of waiting them out.
In the meantime I'd love to connect with other LADAs, especially those who struggle with being overweight and can't lose it. I exercise 5 times a week on average because biking in my only mode of transport (and I live in the not-flat parts of the country in the South, no bike ride goes by without a minimum of 3 steeps hills to climb!), I eat no more than 2000-2200 calories a day (which is rather low for my height and activity level), I try to stick to 40g carbs or less per meal etc. but I'm not losing a pound or an inch.
Thanks for reading, and take care.
I've been reading up on many topics on these forums and am both astounded by some of the bizarre stories, and comforted in knowing I'm not alone.
I'm a 28 year old Dutch woman, diagnosed initially as a type 2 diabetic in 2014 due to obesity. I'm 186cm/6'1" tall and consistently weigh between 120-124kg / 265-273lbs. When I saw my diabetes specialist she insisted on having me tested for LADA because of my age and the history of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on both sides of the family. The test came back positive and I got started on metformin without insulin. After some time struggling with wonky high levels, glicladize was added to my regime. I was doing quite well for a year, but beginning of 2016 my levels were out of whack again and I couldn't reign them back in.
I ended up with a fasting value of 8.6 in the morning, biked to my doctor's office (15 mins) and then back home, and had gone up to 9.8. Not cool!
Mid 2016 I got sick and tired of the extreme fluctuations in my bg levels. My A1C wouldn't budge and I was exhausted all the time. We agreed to start insulin and keep the oral meds and I'm now on 10 units of Toujeo basal insulin (no bolus yet) as of July 22nd. My fasting values have become absolutely perfect and I'm noticing massive improvements during exercise (I'm no longer panting like a dog on a simple bike ride and I no longer have muscle fatigue within 5 minutes), although I do sometimes still spike above 10 after meals. My problem is mainly that my own insulin production is all over the place, which sometimes leads to random hypos as well as hypers depending on how active I am.
I'm discussing my day curves with my doctor tomorrow. My overall averages are pretty good, I'm just worried about the spikes after meals. Hoping to discuss these with her and see if bolusing is a bad idea in my current condition or something I can do to correct spikes more quickly instead of waiting them out.
In the meantime I'd love to connect with other LADAs, especially those who struggle with being overweight and can't lose it. I exercise 5 times a week on average because biking in my only mode of transport (and I live in the not-flat parts of the country in the South, no bike ride goes by without a minimum of 3 steeps hills to climb!), I eat no more than 2000-2200 calories a day (which is rather low for my height and activity level), I try to stick to 40g carbs or less per meal etc. but I'm not losing a pound or an inch.
Thanks for reading, and take care.
