- Messages
- 33
- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi everyone,
wasn't sure what to call the subject of this post, basically i was diagnosed April last year hba1c of 50 - Type 2 for pretty much a couple weeks before i got my GAD positive results and have been on Basal pretty much since then. I saw my Endo in January, she thinks i should start 1 - 2 units of fast acting with my Lunch, as whatever i eat i linger between 16-21mmol for up to 4hours afterwards, and by that time its heading towards being in range, its time to eat again!! I have been a little bit worried to start this, so i have agreed to see a dietician next week for better understanding. I had my Hba1c tested a few weeks ago and it is now at 63. my CGM shows i am in range pretty much 30% of the time. My wake up levels would be between 6-7 but now they are around 9-10.
I haven't really changed my diet/routine, i start the day with a coffee with sweeteners - have done since day one, previously it would spike me ever so little to about 10mmol and drop within minutes back to a normal level, but now my coffee spikes me to 15 and it lingers for an hour or more. Basically whatever i consume i rise and linger.
I have a call back with the nurse today to speak about last weeks results, not that i can imagine she has anything that would be helpful for me.
I guess what i am asking is: Am i being ignorant to the fact my insulin needs are changing so soon? I do believe i am still in denial that i even got this diagnosis , which i believe was pretty much accidental. Although i was prediabetic a few years ago. I suppose i thought things wouldn't change much so soon and expected at least 5-10 years of holding off injecting multiple times a day. How soon after a LADA diagnosis did your insulin needs change?
Hopefully this post makes sense, i do tend to waffle on abit and don't really get out what i'm actually searching for lol
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Sarah
wasn't sure what to call the subject of this post, basically i was diagnosed April last year hba1c of 50 - Type 2 for pretty much a couple weeks before i got my GAD positive results and have been on Basal pretty much since then. I saw my Endo in January, she thinks i should start 1 - 2 units of fast acting with my Lunch, as whatever i eat i linger between 16-21mmol for up to 4hours afterwards, and by that time its heading towards being in range, its time to eat again!! I have been a little bit worried to start this, so i have agreed to see a dietician next week for better understanding. I had my Hba1c tested a few weeks ago and it is now at 63. my CGM shows i am in range pretty much 30% of the time. My wake up levels would be between 6-7 but now they are around 9-10.
I haven't really changed my diet/routine, i start the day with a coffee with sweeteners - have done since day one, previously it would spike me ever so little to about 10mmol and drop within minutes back to a normal level, but now my coffee spikes me to 15 and it lingers for an hour or more. Basically whatever i consume i rise and linger.
I have a call back with the nurse today to speak about last weeks results, not that i can imagine she has anything that would be helpful for me.
I guess what i am asking is: Am i being ignorant to the fact my insulin needs are changing so soon? I do believe i am still in denial that i even got this diagnosis , which i believe was pretty much accidental. Although i was prediabetic a few years ago. I suppose i thought things wouldn't change much so soon and expected at least 5-10 years of holding off injecting multiple times a day. How soon after a LADA diagnosis did your insulin needs change?
Hopefully this post makes sense, i do tend to waffle on abit and don't really get out what i'm actually searching for lol
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Sarah