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<blockquote data-quote="Deborahdesylva" data-source="post: 2324704" data-attributes="member: 499142"><p>Hi, I have enjoyed reading these experiences this morning - its nice knowing there are others with such similar experiences! I suffered a sudden and shocking bereavement 9 years ago and within a few months I was having weird experiences which I now know were exactly like hypos. At the same time I went to the doctors as I was dying of thirst and up and down all night drinking. I was told i was pre-diabetic and the hypo-like events were put down to hot flushes caused by the menopause as i was about 47yrs at the time. Eventually, after about another 6 years I was told I had type 2 diabetes. I decided to reverse it and did the 500cal for 8 weeks diet. My hb1ac came down from 51 to 40 and I was congratulated by my gp and signed off! Within a few months and despite sticking to a low carb diet my thirst was getting worse etc. I went back and insisted on a blood test and was officially type 2 again! At this point the gp commented that I did not present as a typical type 2 diabetic! So I started on Metformin - did nothing, dose doubled....did nothing on to the glicizide......nothing. Finally did the antibody blood test at the end of feb 2020. I got called in the week lockdown began and given two forms of insulin and a crash course in injecting! The insulin seems to have made me gain weight. It has stabilised after putting on 7kg in around 2 months but that was scary! I hate injecting so try to stick to a low carb diet and only do it once a day! The injection seems to sting immediately after it quite often. I was told I still have some of my own insulin but don't know how they know this. The test that is meant to be less than 5 was more than 3000? I try hard to ignore the diabetes as much as possible and get feel very awkward when I have a hypo in front of others! This has happened a few times as even walking seems to trigger big drops in my sugar. I would love a pump but there is no way I can afford one! Does anyone else think a traumatic event possibly triggered their diabetes?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deborahdesylva, post: 2324704, member: 499142"] Hi, I have enjoyed reading these experiences this morning - its nice knowing there are others with such similar experiences! I suffered a sudden and shocking bereavement 9 years ago and within a few months I was having weird experiences which I now know were exactly like hypos. At the same time I went to the doctors as I was dying of thirst and up and down all night drinking. I was told i was pre-diabetic and the hypo-like events were put down to hot flushes caused by the menopause as i was about 47yrs at the time. Eventually, after about another 6 years I was told I had type 2 diabetes. I decided to reverse it and did the 500cal for 8 weeks diet. My hb1ac came down from 51 to 40 and I was congratulated by my gp and signed off! Within a few months and despite sticking to a low carb diet my thirst was getting worse etc. I went back and insisted on a blood test and was officially type 2 again! At this point the gp commented that I did not present as a typical type 2 diabetic! So I started on Metformin - did nothing, dose doubled....did nothing on to the glicizide......nothing. Finally did the antibody blood test at the end of feb 2020. I got called in the week lockdown began and given two forms of insulin and a crash course in injecting! The insulin seems to have made me gain weight. It has stabilised after putting on 7kg in around 2 months but that was scary! I hate injecting so try to stick to a low carb diet and only do it once a day! The injection seems to sting immediately after it quite often. I was told I still have some of my own insulin but don't know how they know this. The test that is meant to be less than 5 was more than 3000? I try hard to ignore the diabetes as much as possible and get feel very awkward when I have a hypo in front of others! This has happened a few times as even walking seems to trigger big drops in my sugar. I would love a pump but there is no way I can afford one! Does anyone else think a traumatic event possibly triggered their diabetes? [/QUOTE]
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