Hi everyone, I hope your all doing well
This is only my second post and sadly its very much like my first, my level of frustration is through the roof.
Going back to Jan of 2016, I had a load of tests done (can't remember why) but was told to see my gp and book an appointment with the diabetes nurse. The nurse told me I was prediabetic and I needed to change my diet etc... so I did. Low carb, avoided sweets, drinking only water, I did everything I could.
In November I recognised the symptoms and tried to get an emergency appointment at the doctors. Failing that I went to the pharmacy and asked them to check my sugar levels, which were at 15.7. I called the doctor and told the receptionist what my levels were and I was seen that evening (three days after symptoms had started) I would say that within a week or slightly over I was diagnosed with type 2 and put on metformin. The tablets did nothing to help, if anything they made it worse and my levels were going into the 20s and I had ketones present. My highest ketone reading was 4. I was sent to a specialist consultant who, after two weeks and starting me on insulin, did a GAD antibody test, my result from that was 2 (they classed this test as inconclusive) however he changed my diagnosis to type 1. It then got changed again to LADA, back to type 1 and now I'm being told it's 100% not type 2 as my levels were too high at diagnosis, however it's 51% type 1 and 49% mody. I'm being referred to have a genetic test done. In 8 months I've been diagnosed with every type of diabetes and I'm no closer to getting the answer. It probably doesn't matter but it's driving me crazy!!
Is there anything else I can do to help find the answer?
Thank you in advance and sorry for the long rant
This is only my second post and sadly its very much like my first, my level of frustration is through the roof.
Going back to Jan of 2016, I had a load of tests done (can't remember why) but was told to see my gp and book an appointment with the diabetes nurse. The nurse told me I was prediabetic and I needed to change my diet etc... so I did. Low carb, avoided sweets, drinking only water, I did everything I could.
In November I recognised the symptoms and tried to get an emergency appointment at the doctors. Failing that I went to the pharmacy and asked them to check my sugar levels, which were at 15.7. I called the doctor and told the receptionist what my levels were and I was seen that evening (three days after symptoms had started) I would say that within a week or slightly over I was diagnosed with type 2 and put on metformin. The tablets did nothing to help, if anything they made it worse and my levels were going into the 20s and I had ketones present. My highest ketone reading was 4. I was sent to a specialist consultant who, after two weeks and starting me on insulin, did a GAD antibody test, my result from that was 2 (they classed this test as inconclusive) however he changed my diagnosis to type 1. It then got changed again to LADA, back to type 1 and now I'm being told it's 100% not type 2 as my levels were too high at diagnosis, however it's 51% type 1 and 49% mody. I'm being referred to have a genetic test done. In 8 months I've been diagnosed with every type of diabetes and I'm no closer to getting the answer. It probably doesn't matter but it's driving me crazy!!
Is there anything else I can do to help find the answer?
Thank you in advance and sorry for the long rant