hi guys i wanted to ask everyone here has any of you guys had a very long honeymoon meaning years like 15+ years?.
Were you testing your BG at that time? How did you know your sugar was low?But what is the definition of honeymoon. You can't tell when it's ended. Type 1 but not on insulin or type 1 who thinks still producing own insulin a bit ? It's not clearly defined. I think I lived with type 1 triggered but without insulin for up to 10 years undiagnosed on normal high carb diet. I had constant low sugar problems in that period.
Yes c-peptide might be used but will it still work if you are low carbing ?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?
No not testing then but it was desperate panicky hunger and feeling weak and sweating from head to toe, which went away as soon as I eat carbs (kit Kat and sugary drink), I used to call it low sugar condition, never thought I had diabetes !Were you testing your BG at that time? How did you know your sugar was low?
That's interesting because I too thought I had a low sugar condition and was frequently getting the shakes which would go away with sugar in my tea. Then I found out I am type 1.No not testing then but it was desperate panicky hunger and feeling weak and sweating from head to toe, which went away as soon as I eat carbs (kit Kat and sugary drink), I used to call it low sugar condition, never thought I had diabetes !
@michita ta and @JAT1 your comments are interesting.
As we know, type 1 is when our bodies are unable to produce insulin. As a result, our BG rises and, untreated our BG would get dangerously high.
This does not match with your feelings of low blood sugar which went away when you had something sweet.
Before I was diagnosed with type 1, I too would experience symptoms which I now associate with low BG.
I have always assumed those symptoms had nothing to do with my later type 1 diagnosis.
They usually occurred when I hadn't eaten for some time and I had been very busy doing something which would be burning up my natural sugar levels (e.g. running).
But it is interesting I am not the only person who has experienced this.
HI. My honeymoon period has lasted around 10+ years but I think my beta cells are now fairly dead based on my increased insulin injection needs over the last year.
I would say “may” be an early symptom but it was something I experienced up to 20 years before I was diagnosed so it could be a coincidence.There was another lady who said this happened. So it seems this is an early symptom for type 1, maybe more common for adult onset.
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.