i am late on set type 1 am told, and not type 2 as first dia,
i had a c-peptide test = severe insulin deficiency feeling bit lost at the mo
think at the start they look at age ,weight high bg and just labeled type 2,I've noticed healthcare personnel there sometimes have trouble distinguishing Type 1 from Type2. You have nurses and GPs doing most of the medical care and decision making in the NHS. I doubt whether it ever really changes in the individual, but the persons interpreting the lab tests and clinical data may not always get it right and can change their mind it seems. Maybe it doesn't make any difference in the long run either.
this is true,Hi @hognose The plus is that you have a correct diagnosis now and can take insulin to manage your BG levels, it's when folks are diagnosed t2 and plod on with medication and left with uncontrolled BG levels which is a worry. Once your insulin is working efficiently and you are getting your levels into range it will help you feel better. There's always someone around to chat to here if you have any queries so its not so daunting
Welcome to the club!!
really? i found it very niceYou cannot possibly imagine how much I hate it when people say that.
It's like walking into a prison cell and having everyone go "HEY! Glad you're here!"
Welcome to our very exclusive club. It's normal to feel a bit lost, confused and upset. The great news is that will soon pass and before long you will be joining the rest of us quite happily going on a grand adventure. We have all been there done that, so just remember you not alone or unique.i am late on set type 1 am told, and not type 2 as first dia,
i had a c-peptide test = 0.09 nmol/mmol severe insulin deficiency .
feeling bit lost at the mo
You cannot possibly imagine how much I hate it when people say that.
It's like walking into a prison cell and having everyone go "HEY! Glad you're here!"
I wouldn't say better, just a different delivery method for the injections, via a subQ plastic catheter using an external infusion pump, which makes the basal delivery continuous and the meal/bolus deliveries very similar to insulin pen injections. Those boluses may be delivered more rapidly because there is already a tract from the catheter tip through the subQ space to the vunules to the circulation. Pumpers use the same short acting insulin all the time whereas we use a long acting basal (Lantus, Levemir, etc) and short acting bolus (Novolog, Humulog, Fiasp).well a insulin pump might be a good idea ?better than the injections
thank you, are you not a pumper then ?I wouldn't say better, just a different delivery method for the injections, via a subQ plastic catheter using an external infusion pump, which makes the basal delivery continuous and the meal/bolus deliveries very similar to insulin pen injections. Those boluses may be delivered more rapidly because there is already a tract from the catheter tip through the subQ space to the vunules to the circulation. Pumpers use the same short acting insulin all the time whereas we use a long acting basal (Lantus, Levemir, etc) and short acting bolus (Novolog, Humulog, Fiasp).
I am not. I've done the injections since I was diagnosed in 1984 and have had quite good control without an inordinate amount of hypoglycemic episodes. I think the pump is helpful for people who have a lot of that happen, the infusion rate can be adjusted automatically during the day/night. The person might need less insulin at night to avoid getting low for instance. Which is the most dreaded complication of Type 1 diabetes: "waking up dead".thank you, are you not a pumper then ?
you're doing well with the Hb diddly doosthis is true,
i am on
novarapid per meal/snack
lantus overnight/morning
upteen bg tests
thank you, are you not a pumper then ?
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