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DisFanJen

DisFanJen

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Lovely, Lovely, Wales
Type of diabetes
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Insulin
Been a while since I posted, been so busy with life and all that, but I thought I’d share this for all the people who get despondent about it all.

So on the 23rd of Jan, 2021 I started to feel terrible, like all people I assumed it was COVID. When I started to have trouble breathing, we called an ambulance.

It was a DKA, my diabetes was wildly out of control. I was in resus for several hours (where the words “possible multiple organ failure” were mentioned when they thought I was out of it), a week on a specialist ward, and moved on to insulin.

Fast forward. It’s 25th of Feb (13 months later) I’ve lost just shy of 10 stone, I’ve gone from 24 Lantus & 6 \7 NovoRapid with every meal to just 12 Lantus and no NovoRapid. And I have my diabetic review.

Numbers are normal. As in normal human non-diabetic range, if anything slightly lower end of that range.

And now they are looking at taking me off the Lantus. No more daily injections…

This may look like a “look at me!” Post, but I have the willpower of a piece of lettuce.

This is a “if I can do it, anyone can” post and if it gives even one person a bit of hope, it was worth all the tapping away on my
phone. :)
 
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Sounds like you had a very scary experience in hospital a year ago but you used the experience to turn your health around and take control. Congratulations on reaching safer shores. A 10 stone weight loss too wow!
 
That's a terrific result and all credit to you - you found out what needed doing and you did it! Be proud. You made your luck, you created your success, and you are a great inspiration to others as well.
 
DisFanJen said:
Been a while since I posted, been so busy with life and all that, but I thought I’d share this for all the people who get despondent about it all.

So on the 23rd of Jan, 2021 I started to feel terrible, like all people I assumed it was COVID. When I started to have trouble breathing, we called an ambulance.

It was a DKA, my diabetes was wildly out of control. I was in resus for several hours (where the words “possible multiple organ failure” were mentioned when they thought I was out of it), a week on a specialist ward, and moved on to insulin.

Fast forward. It’s 25th of Feb (13 months later) I’ve lost just shy of 10 stone, I’ve gone from 24 Lantus & 6 \7 NovoRapid with every meal to just 12 Lantus and no NovoRapid. And I have my diabetic review.

Numbers are normal. As in normal human diabetic range, if anything slightly lower end of that range.

And now they are looking at taking me off the Lantus. No more daily injections…

This may look like a “look at me!” Post, but I have the willpower of a piece of lettuce.

This is a “if I can do it, anyone can” post and if it gives even one person a bit of hope, it was worth all the tapping away on my
phone. :)
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Well done! What did you do during the last year to lose the weight and reduce the Insulin?
 
Mr_Pot said:
Well done! What did you do during the last year to lose the weight and reduce the Insulin?
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I did what all the docs reckon you should do, eat healthily and exercise (who’da thunk being healthier makes you healthy? ;) )

I’m on a carb and calorie controlled diet, but not keto, and not starvation levels of calories (about 1500 Cals and 100 carbs a day but I vary al little each side of that and some times have a calorie cheat day, but never a carb cheat day).

I exercise 1 hour daily in 2 1/2 hour stints, one after lunch and one after diner to take edge of any possible BG spikes. That’s about it. :)
 
DisFanJen said:
Fast forward. It’s 25th of Feb (13 months later) I’ve lost just shy of 10 stone
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DisFanJen said:
I did what all the docs reckon you should do, eat healthily and exercise (who’da thunk being healthier makes you healthy? ;) )

I’m on a carb and calorie controlled diet, but not keto, and not starvation levels of calories (about 1500 Cals and 100 carbs a day but I vary al little each side of that and some times have a calorie cheat day, but never a carb cheat day).

I exercise 1 hour daily in 2 1/2 hour stints, one after lunch and one after diner to take edge of any possible BG spikes. That’s about it. :)
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Love that last part of exercise after eating, I think of it as coverage, which makes so much sense and it technically proven to lower bg.
 
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