Gazhay
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Hi all,
I was diagnosed Type 1 at the end of April. Had been having usual symptoms and a glucose pee test came back +++, so went to my GP and was 18.3.
Next day, fasting bloods in hand, I was put onto Apidra and Lantus by the hospital.
Overnight I completely changed my (atrocious) diet, and began monitoring. Started on 6 units of Apidra at three meals and 8 Lantus at night. Lunchtime Apidra has come down to 4 units.
Gone from eating whatever, whenever, to plenty of low gi carbs at meal times only. So far so good, never been lower than 3.2 and hba1c was down 3% to 7.1% at first clinc.
My wife was 7 months pregnant when I was diagnosed (isntit usually the woman that gets diabetes during the pregnancy?) and we had our daughter in June. Sleepless nights have been taxing but managed a holiday with 5wk old across the border to Ireland last week.
All in all, happy with my control, and happy with Diabetes! (might change my mind after a hypo!)
I was diagnosed Type 1 at the end of April. Had been having usual symptoms and a glucose pee test came back +++, so went to my GP and was 18.3.
Next day, fasting bloods in hand, I was put onto Apidra and Lantus by the hospital.
Overnight I completely changed my (atrocious) diet, and began monitoring. Started on 6 units of Apidra at three meals and 8 Lantus at night. Lunchtime Apidra has come down to 4 units.
Gone from eating whatever, whenever, to plenty of low gi carbs at meal times only. So far so good, never been lower than 3.2 and hba1c was down 3% to 7.1% at first clinc.
My wife was 7 months pregnant when I was diagnosed (isntit usually the woman that gets diabetes during the pregnancy?) and we had our daughter in June. Sleepless nights have been taxing but managed a holiday with 5wk old across the border to Ireland last week.
All in all, happy with my control, and happy with Diabetes! (might change my mind after a hypo!)