Is this unusual or are there others like this?

Hi there, my other half is the diabetic in our house, he was diagnosed type 2 just over 3 years ago and at the time was just under 11 stones. We found out purely by accident thanks to a medical for something else, he ate a healthy diet and was physically active so it was a shock. No other members of his family have it.
Moving on to now, he eats a very strict diet, no meat but plenty of fish, nuts, pulses and veggies. He's replaced milk with coconut milk except for one cup of coffee daily that's made with cows milk.

His fasting BG level today was 11.2

If it gets down to 8 at any time it's a celebration, there have been been occasions when it's been as high as 34.3. It's a nightmare, and to add to the nightmare he's losing weight as if it's a competition and is n'a now under 9 stones. Gliclazide doesn't seem to have any effect.

Thanks, we tried stopping the gliclazide, to see if it went up or not but it made no difference. With or without it his levels skyrocket. Even the tiniest amount of complex carbs is enough to make it sky high, even in the middle of a day of gardening and dog walking.

I've never heard of type 1.5 so will swat up so we can visit the Dr well armed

Thanks again!

Daibell said:

T1.5 is effectively T1 but occurring later in life. It is usually the result of islet cell destruction thru anti-body action hence the GAD test for the most common anti-bodies but there are many. There are also causes such as viruses, pancreatitis and so on. Childhood T1 normally has the same cause. The term LADA (Latent Autoimmune Disease in Adulthood) is also used. LADA can appear at varying rates and some people end up in A&E like my 22 year old nephew as it appears so fast and unexpected. Mine took several years to bite, but the early failure of full dose Gliclazide was a clue implying too few islet cells left to stimulate to produce enough insulin.

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Another autoimmune issue to add to our household! This one wasn't one I'd given any thought to (mind you, I hadn't given much thought to diabetes at all until his surprise diagnosis as he doesn't fit with the classic stereotypical symptoms). Trip to the Dr and more research me thinks

Thanks for the information Daibell and everyone else, it's much appreciated.