P.S: I know this forum is not for medical advice but I’m not asking for medical advice
I am 18 and have been diagnosed recently with diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I’ve been losing weight for about a year or more from an initial weight of 83kg to 54kg gradually losing it. I wasn’t feeling that bad and wouldn’t have called my GP if I hadn’t been prompted by my mother. Diagnostic tests showed HbA1c of 134 and fasting blood glucose of 19.4 mmol/L.
Admitted into hospital and put on insulin. My current weight is 56kg so I gained 2kg back in 3 months. I’ve been reading more about type 1 diabetes and my symptoms don’t seem to be matching what’s described. Type 1 happens within weeks and those affected seem to lose between 5-10kg in 1-2 weeks but I didn’t lose weight that dramatically which is why it went unnoticed. After initiating insulin therapy people usually put on a lot of weight due to rehydration and the storage of glucose in their liver, muscles and fat in fat cells but I didn’t experience this either. About 2 years ago my weight went down dramatically (-10kg) within 6-10 months then I gained a significant portion of it back (+7kg) then it went down after that. Just to let you know I didn’t do crazy diets or exercise. I was a mostly sedentary person eating the usual amount of food (even if I did crazy diets I don’t think I would’ve lost this much weight)
GAD antibodies came back positive but I’m wondering if this can be incorrect. Why don’t I have the usual symptoms and why has it taken me months to notice something is wrong with me. The only serious complaint I had was thirst especially in last 3 months before diagnosis where I would wake from bed with a mouth drier than the Sahara desert. I would urinate around 5-6 times a day which is not that bad I still go around 3-4 times.
What’s wrong with me? I’m researching the web but there are endless possibilities. If anyone has any experience on this please let me know. If you are type 1, how did your diagnosis go and what was the speed of onset?
I am 18 and have been diagnosed recently with diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I’ve been losing weight for about a year or more from an initial weight of 83kg to 54kg gradually losing it. I wasn’t feeling that bad and wouldn’t have called my GP if I hadn’t been prompted by my mother. Diagnostic tests showed HbA1c of 134 and fasting blood glucose of 19.4 mmol/L.
Admitted into hospital and put on insulin. My current weight is 56kg so I gained 2kg back in 3 months. I’ve been reading more about type 1 diabetes and my symptoms don’t seem to be matching what’s described. Type 1 happens within weeks and those affected seem to lose between 5-10kg in 1-2 weeks but I didn’t lose weight that dramatically which is why it went unnoticed. After initiating insulin therapy people usually put on a lot of weight due to rehydration and the storage of glucose in their liver, muscles and fat in fat cells but I didn’t experience this either. About 2 years ago my weight went down dramatically (-10kg) within 6-10 months then I gained a significant portion of it back (+7kg) then it went down after that. Just to let you know I didn’t do crazy diets or exercise. I was a mostly sedentary person eating the usual amount of food (even if I did crazy diets I don’t think I would’ve lost this much weight)
GAD antibodies came back positive but I’m wondering if this can be incorrect. Why don’t I have the usual symptoms and why has it taken me months to notice something is wrong with me. The only serious complaint I had was thirst especially in last 3 months before diagnosis where I would wake from bed with a mouth drier than the Sahara desert. I would urinate around 5-6 times a day which is not that bad I still go around 3-4 times.
What’s wrong with me? I’m researching the web but there are endless possibilities. If anyone has any experience on this please let me know. If you are type 1, how did your diagnosis go and what was the speed of onset?