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<blockquote data-quote="Shari68" data-source="post: 2290248" data-attributes="member: 516585"><p>I was diagnosed LADA late February this year. I was misdiagnosed t2 in 2013, which came as a shock as I have no family history of diabetes t1 or t2 whatsoever. I wasn't overly overweight, a size 12. At that time my hb1ac was 78. I was put on metformin, and my hb1ac came down a bit to around 55. Over the years I just plodded along, my hb1ac went up and down the 50s, then it started to creep up and up. I was prescribed Dapagliflozin, and was on that along with metformin for another couple of years. Then last year my hb1ac went to 95. I was losing lots of weight, without trying. I often felt ill, nauseous, lethargic and really depressed. For a couple of years I had been asking my gp surgery if I could be type 1 but they kept saying no you're definitely type 2. I was eventually referred to a specialist diabetes clinic where the doctor said that I was LADA. It made me angry with my gp surgery that they didn't listen to me. Anyway I was put on Tresiba for the first week, started off at 8 units, then every couple of days it was increased. A week later I was put on Fiasp. I am now on 24 units of Tresiba and 1 unit per 10g. I also am now on the Freestyle Libre Sensor, which has greatly improved my control. I feel so much better, although since being on insulin my appetite has been enormous! I have put on 3 stone since lockdown!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari68, post: 2290248, member: 516585"] I was diagnosed LADA late February this year. I was misdiagnosed t2 in 2013, which came as a shock as I have no family history of diabetes t1 or t2 whatsoever. I wasn't overly overweight, a size 12. At that time my hb1ac was 78. I was put on metformin, and my hb1ac came down a bit to around 55. Over the years I just plodded along, my hb1ac went up and down the 50s, then it started to creep up and up. I was prescribed Dapagliflozin, and was on that along with metformin for another couple of years. Then last year my hb1ac went to 95. I was losing lots of weight, without trying. I often felt ill, nauseous, lethargic and really depressed. For a couple of years I had been asking my gp surgery if I could be type 1 but they kept saying no you're definitely type 2. I was eventually referred to a specialist diabetes clinic where the doctor said that I was LADA. It made me angry with my gp surgery that they didn't listen to me. Anyway I was put on Tresiba for the first week, started off at 8 units, then every couple of days it was increased. A week later I was put on Fiasp. I am now on 24 units of Tresiba and 1 unit per 10g. I also am now on the Freestyle Libre Sensor, which has greatly improved my control. I feel so much better, although since being on insulin my appetite has been enormous! I have put on 3 stone since lockdown! [/QUOTE]
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