Hi everyone. My name is Jim and I'm a Diabetic (I feel that this is how I great everyone now, here it seemed to be appropriate too, if only to start my post with a smile)
I'm new so thought I would introduce myself. I was diagnosed just over 5 years ago with LADA T1D. It was a bit of a shock as I'm sure it is for us all. No family history, no issues apart from blurry vision for a few months. Then BOOM all the symptoms at once.
The next steps of my story will be familiar. Go and see the Dr, I'm told mmm not sure what it could be, let's do some tests, which included C-Pep and Hba1c. Don't worry it's just procedure, you will be fine, they said....
Unfortunately the tests came back that I was T1. I was immediately put on treatment but I had just about exhausted my sugar in my muscles - I know this as I could barely move my arm to brush my teeth!
I had been on gliclazide for a few years but then stopped when I queried if this accelerated the reduction in my insulin production (which I was told it did - please correct me here if necessary)
I started on 8 units basal a day and this has slowly progressed to me now being on 26 units once a day with some bolus as of last Sept, if required. Prior to this I was managing with basal and exercise.
I'm sorry to say that I have been in some form of denial, trying to keep remaining production in place before it gets "really hard!" So I have been doing all sorts of crazy things such as running up and down 7 flights of stairs at the office to get my levels down a couple of times a day (when needed). Please don't judge me too harshly, this disease terrifies me . The stress of management both prior and now is sometimes overwhelming as I'm sure you all know.
So since last year I have been given the option of fast acting insulin and this is helping to save me exercising at odd times but with it comes new problems including more hypos.
I'm ready to step up and be counted now and I would really appreciate any thoughts on my journey or recommendations.
Regards
Jim.
I'm new so thought I would introduce myself. I was diagnosed just over 5 years ago with LADA T1D. It was a bit of a shock as I'm sure it is for us all. No family history, no issues apart from blurry vision for a few months. Then BOOM all the symptoms at once.
The next steps of my story will be familiar. Go and see the Dr, I'm told mmm not sure what it could be, let's do some tests, which included C-Pep and Hba1c. Don't worry it's just procedure, you will be fine, they said....
Unfortunately the tests came back that I was T1. I was immediately put on treatment but I had just about exhausted my sugar in my muscles - I know this as I could barely move my arm to brush my teeth!
I had been on gliclazide for a few years but then stopped when I queried if this accelerated the reduction in my insulin production (which I was told it did - please correct me here if necessary)
I started on 8 units basal a day and this has slowly progressed to me now being on 26 units once a day with some bolus as of last Sept, if required. Prior to this I was managing with basal and exercise.
I'm sorry to say that I have been in some form of denial, trying to keep remaining production in place before it gets "really hard!" So I have been doing all sorts of crazy things such as running up and down 7 flights of stairs at the office to get my levels down a couple of times a day (when needed). Please don't judge me too harshly, this disease terrifies me . The stress of management both prior and now is sometimes overwhelming as I'm sure you all know.
So since last year I have been given the option of fast acting insulin and this is helping to save me exercising at odd times but with it comes new problems including more hypos.
I'm ready to step up and be counted now and I would really appreciate any thoughts on my journey or recommendations.
Regards
Jim.
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