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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all.
Was diagnosed at new year with diabetes when I went doctors and she did a test on urine for Ketones. Result was 3.9 and then tested my sugars which were 26.
After being in hospital for 3 days, I was discharged being told I'll be treated with insulin as they don't know what type I am, as I shown traits of T1 and T2.
Since I've been home, I've had to call the clinic weekly with my sugars readings, initially I was on Novorapid 3 times a day and Lantus before bed.
Since then, my Lantus was reduced from 16 units to 10, also the nurse told me to stop taking my Novorapid, since I stopped it, my numbers have stayed relatively the same.
As it was all new to me, when I was on Novorapid, I'd take immediately before a meal no matter what it was (this was a mistake as I wasn't made aware when I left hospital to only take it if I ate carbs)
So an example my blood sugar would be 6, I'd take 8 units of Novo then eat, alot of the time my numbers hardly changed between meals, when I told diabetic nurse some food I'd been eating for lunch, I told her one of my faves Tuna with cottage cheese and a few carrot sticks, she then told me if I ate stuff like that without carbs I should not take the Novo. What I didn't understand is why when I was doing this almost each day, I didn't have any hypos, due to taking insulin when it wasn't required.
Anyway, each time I've been on the phone I've asked do they know what type I have yet, I keep getting no. I have an appointment towards the end of April with the consultant I seen on the ward at hospital.
The nurse did tell me that the antibodies detected in T1 weren't found in my tests so could indicate T2 but she can't make the diagnosis.
I know it's not like this for everyone as I read stories of people who get a diagnosis on the day and are sent home with tablets. I don't know why they are taking so long with mine.
Sorry for rambling it's just having to wait almost 5 months to find out which type I hsvr is doing my head in.
Was diagnosed at new year with diabetes when I went doctors and she did a test on urine for Ketones. Result was 3.9 and then tested my sugars which were 26.
After being in hospital for 3 days, I was discharged being told I'll be treated with insulin as they don't know what type I am, as I shown traits of T1 and T2.
Since I've been home, I've had to call the clinic weekly with my sugars readings, initially I was on Novorapid 3 times a day and Lantus before bed.
Since then, my Lantus was reduced from 16 units to 10, also the nurse told me to stop taking my Novorapid, since I stopped it, my numbers have stayed relatively the same.
As it was all new to me, when I was on Novorapid, I'd take immediately before a meal no matter what it was (this was a mistake as I wasn't made aware when I left hospital to only take it if I ate carbs)
So an example my blood sugar would be 6, I'd take 8 units of Novo then eat, alot of the time my numbers hardly changed between meals, when I told diabetic nurse some food I'd been eating for lunch, I told her one of my faves Tuna with cottage cheese and a few carrot sticks, she then told me if I ate stuff like that without carbs I should not take the Novo. What I didn't understand is why when I was doing this almost each day, I didn't have any hypos, due to taking insulin when it wasn't required.
Anyway, each time I've been on the phone I've asked do they know what type I have yet, I keep getting no. I have an appointment towards the end of April with the consultant I seen on the ward at hospital.
The nurse did tell me that the antibodies detected in T1 weren't found in my tests so could indicate T2 but she can't make the diagnosis.
I know it's not like this for everyone as I read stories of people who get a diagnosis on the day and are sent home with tablets. I don't know why they are taking so long with mine.
Sorry for rambling it's just having to wait almost 5 months to find out which type I hsvr is doing my head in.