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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lynnzhealth" data-source="post: 2743331" data-attributes="member: 436056">Hi [USER=499030]@happykate[/USER] :  I was diagnosed with T2 in 2017.  I was so shocked that I immediately went low carb, which is tough for me.  Everything was very good until 2019, no meds, no insulin.  Suddenly, in 2019 I was feeling very weird, extremely tired, hardly able to move or think, and this went on for 3 days.  Of course, my doctor's office was closed on that Friday.  If I hadn't decided I better go to the ER, I would probably not be writing this now. I was in a very serious DKA episode and spent 4 days in ER, Critical Care, ICU and Unit 3, because everything was shutting down.  I was at 20 mmol.  Nobody knew where I was until they called for a welfare check.  It turns out, with the proper blood tests, I was actually T1.  Now, that was even scarier.  I am on insulin, slow once a day and fast-acting 3 times a day, with a correction, if needed.  The diabetic educator gave me a Libre2 system because of my age and it has been the best thing ever.  If it ever shows too high, I do the finger prick just to check.  It's usually within 1 or 2 mmols.  My new doctor wants my A1C to be around 6.5 to 7, again because of my age, this close to 77.  I want it lower than that.  I have Dr. Richard Bernstein's book, The Diabetes Solution, and it's a great book.  He has a very interesting history with T1, starting around age 12 and he's now 89 or 90.In my opinion, I would watch him carefully if his BG goes that high again, or stays that high consistently. That's not good, neither is too low.  It is very stressful for you, I'm sure, however  he's very fortunate that you're on the situation.I have to say dealing with T1 is much more of a roller coaster ride than when I thought I had T2.  However, I'm still on low carb (although I do cheat occasionally). It's hard being a foodie for 69 years, then quitting cold turkey.  But, that's me.I pray your husband decides to keep better care of this before he ends up in the ER.  Take care, and I pray for the best for you both.</blockquote>

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