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<blockquote data-quote="andyfh" data-source="post: 1219873" data-attributes="member: 306679"><p>Hi all.</p><p></p><p>I am newly diagnosed type 2 (couple of months) and wondered how common is it for people to be initially diagnosed as type 2, only to find out some time later that they were type 1 all along?</p><p></p><p>Since being diagnosed I have cut my carbs to the bone and stuck to the LCHF diet religiously. I still have a couple of stone to lose, but I've lost 22lbs since d day, going from 16st 6 to 14st 10. (I'm a 55 year old, 6'1" male).</p><p></p><p>Despite taking 3 x 500 metformin per day and avoiding carbs & sugar like a zealot, I can't seem to get my BG readings below 8.5 at any time throughout the day and my feet are stinging constantly.</p><p></p><p>It may be that I need to up my excercise or that my meter (codefree) is on the blink, but having seen others mention misdiagnosis in a few threads, I thought I would ask about its rarity or otherwise.</p><p></p><p>In advance of the inevitable question, I haven't the foggiest what my blood results were, but will be requesting them next week as I need to produce them at the X-pert course I have been asked to attend.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for reading.</p><p></p><p>Andy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andyfh, post: 1219873, member: 306679"] Hi all. I am newly diagnosed type 2 (couple of months) and wondered how common is it for people to be initially diagnosed as type 2, only to find out some time later that they were type 1 all along? Since being diagnosed I have cut my carbs to the bone and stuck to the LCHF diet religiously. I still have a couple of stone to lose, but I've lost 22lbs since d day, going from 16st 6 to 14st 10. (I'm a 55 year old, 6'1" male). Despite taking 3 x 500 metformin per day and avoiding carbs & sugar like a zealot, I can't seem to get my BG readings below 8.5 at any time throughout the day and my feet are stinging constantly. It may be that I need to up my excercise or that my meter (codefree) is on the blink, but having seen others mention misdiagnosis in a few threads, I thought I would ask about its rarity or otherwise. In advance of the inevitable question, I haven't the foggiest what my blood results were, but will be requesting them next week as I need to produce them at the X-pert course I have been asked to attend. Thanks for reading. Andy [/QUOTE]
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