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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hello,
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on Monday- 4 weeks after completing a course of radiotherapy for breast cancer. I’d come back from our family holiday feeling very tired and went to the GP, thinking I had fatigue. She did a blood test and my HbA1c was 100. I was then put on Gliclazide until the results of my antibody test came back. They came back on Monday and I was started on insulin. I am 49 years old and what surprised the doctors was how my HbA1c jumped from 50 in May to 100 at end August. It’s been suggested that the stress my body has been under with the cancer treatment and mental stress could have been a trigger. Has anyone any experience of something similar? Like everyone else here, I’m sure, I have felt so bewildered this first week. My feelings have ranged from terror, through despair and anger to my current reluctant acceptance. I was lucky enough to have a 2 hour appointment yesterday with a dietician, already I feel more confident. She has put me on a carb counting course on Monday and I’m on the waiting list for the DAFNE course which I’m really looking forward to as I want to start doing exercise again and don’t know how to account for it. I’ve also been offered an appointment with a psychologist and I have agreed. I’m hoping that talking to someone else will help me come to terms with this new diagnosis and deal with the negative feelings of unfairness and anger. Second question- have people positive experiences of seeing a psychologist and do you have any advice how to approach it? Thanks very much. Oh, I should also add that so far there are no further problems re the breast cancer hormone treatment is ongoing.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on Monday- 4 weeks after completing a course of radiotherapy for breast cancer. I’d come back from our family holiday feeling very tired and went to the GP, thinking I had fatigue. She did a blood test and my HbA1c was 100. I was then put on Gliclazide until the results of my antibody test came back. They came back on Monday and I was started on insulin. I am 49 years old and what surprised the doctors was how my HbA1c jumped from 50 in May to 100 at end August. It’s been suggested that the stress my body has been under with the cancer treatment and mental stress could have been a trigger. Has anyone any experience of something similar? Like everyone else here, I’m sure, I have felt so bewildered this first week. My feelings have ranged from terror, through despair and anger to my current reluctant acceptance. I was lucky enough to have a 2 hour appointment yesterday with a dietician, already I feel more confident. She has put me on a carb counting course on Monday and I’m on the waiting list for the DAFNE course which I’m really looking forward to as I want to start doing exercise again and don’t know how to account for it. I’ve also been offered an appointment with a psychologist and I have agreed. I’m hoping that talking to someone else will help me come to terms with this new diagnosis and deal with the negative feelings of unfairness and anger. Second question- have people positive experiences of seeing a psychologist and do you have any advice how to approach it? Thanks very much. Oh, I should also add that so far there are no further problems re the breast cancer hormone treatment is ongoing.