michita
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That's interesting. I am too seeing higher numbers in the morning lately and think that's related to not going to gym.
I thought I was still in the honeymoon period + 7 years after diagnosis , but how wrong I was ! I normally commute to work everyday by bicycle and on weekends , weather permitting, do some longish rides. I had 3 weeks off over Xmas and decided to give my bike a rest , only doing some daily running. It took me a while to work out whats going on when I was getting biazzare BS spikes and my fasting BS was going crazy. In the end I had to increase my basal by almost 8 units.
I'm back at work , cycling regularly again and my BS is behaving. So i'm definately not in my honeymoon anymore !
I thought I was still in the honeymoon period + 7 years after diagnosis , but how wrong I was ! I normally commute to work everyday by bicycle and on weekends , weather permitting, do some longish rides. I had 3 weeks off over Xmas and decided to give my bike a rest , only doing some daily running. It took me a while to work out whats going on when I was getting biazzare BS spikes and my fasting BS was going crazy. In the end I had to increase my basal by almost 8 units.
I'm back at work , cycling regularly again and my BS is behaving. So i'm definately not in my honeymoon anymore !
Hi Wurst -
That's very very interesting. I had a similar experience this Christmas time. I also cycle to work and do probably 3 sessions of exercise per week in addition. I found over Christmas my levels were on average 1mmol higher (from 6.5 to 7.5 average on my meter) and my morning reading was 1-2mmol higher! Now i'm back in my normal routine everything is back to normal... Just shows me how important the regular exercise is for me
Gosh Fiona, that is interesting. Not even basal insulin? I find that I rarely need bolus for meals (I am quite low carb) but I do need to take 8 units of basal to keep my numbers within range in between meals. How is your A1c?
I'm T1DM and not on insulin. My specialist monitors my c-peptide and fasting glucose every 3 months, to calculate the percentage of islet cells I have remaining. I've been in the honeymoon period for two years with 30-32% islet cells. On diagnosis I switched immediately to Dr Bernstein's low carbohydrate diet and have taken my blood sugars every day, to avoid high sugars and preserve my remaining islet cells.Does anyone know - can you get a C-peptide test for the honeymoon period? Could this be symptomatic of LADA or another type of diabetes?
This is really encouraging. I'm at 2 years. Some days are hard.The most I’ve heard of is 11 years.
I’m at 2.5 years. Have eaten low carb since the beginning and have never needed insulin.
Diet and exercise. Sounds more like type 2.The most I’ve heard of is 11 years.
I’m at 2.5 years. Have eaten low carb since the beginning and have never needed insulin.
If on diagnosis you have extremely low insulin levels and normal BMI, whether or not you have IA2 and GAD antibodies, you're classified as type 1. It takes an uncontrolled T2DM person 30 years to reach the same low insulin levels. So it's a clear difference.Diet and exercise. Sounds more like type 2.
Time will tell.If on diagnosis you have extremely low insulin levels and normal BMI, whether or not you have IA2 and GAD antibodies, you're classified as type 1. It takes an uncontrolled T2DM person 30 years to reach the same low insulin levels. So it's a clear difference.
My BMI was 21 when I was diagnosed. Overnight, after a stomach flu, my blood sugars were averaging over 30 mmol/L a day. This is again not type 2. I control my diabetes with diet and exercise following Dr K Bernstein. It's relentless and strict, but it means I'm not on insulin. My T1DM Specialist says I'm in a honeymoon period.
What will time tell?Time will tell.
Type 1 is quite straight forward. All type 1 must inject insulin.
Type 2 is much more complicated. Diet and exercise, pills, weight gain, weight loss, and maybe eventually injecting insulin.
I was diagnosed as 'T2' at age 50 (now 74) and was having a fairly normal diet at the time but thin and had lost weight unexpectedly. I then started a low-carb diet. My c-peptide done privately showed a low'ish result. Over the 5 years on insulin my Basal has increased from 10 units to 18 implying a continued honeymoon but I'm sure the honeymoon must tail off soon as my beta cells must be knackered. My Bolus ratio has also changed. 7 years or so on Gliclazide and much of that time on 320mg max dose probably didn't do the beta cells much goodAre you adult onset and are you on low carb diet ? I started with 2 units of basal a day and increased to 4 units and now 8. I wonder if I had started low carb diet earlier my beta cells would be in a better condition now.. But now after 2.5 years I also feel maybe the amount doesn't matter so much I have to inject anyway.
I was diagnosed as 'T2' at age 50 (now 74) and was having a fairly normal diet at the time but thin and had lost weight unexpectedly. I then started a low-carb diet. My c-peptide done privately showed a low'ish result. Over the 5 years on insulin my Basal has increased from 10 units to 18 implying a continued honeymoon but I'm sure the honeymoon must tail off soon as my beta cells must be knackered. My Bolus ratio has also changed. 7 years or so on Gliclazide and much of that time on 320mg max dose probably didn't do the beta cells much good
Diet and exercise. Sounds more like type 2.
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