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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2203752" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>My late father was a steroid induced diabetic. His steroids were administered intravenously-venously to suppress the condition that eventually claimed him. We were told at the outset this is what would happen, as his underlying disease was so very aggressive in its presentation.</p><p></p><p>Whilst my father never actually progressed on to insulin, despite his ginagerous doses of steroids, he managed himself very well with diet and one drug, which I believe, although now couldn't prove to be Metformin. I can only guess he had very few other factors for a general diabetes diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>The only reason I type this, [USER=518994]@taks[/USER] , is to illustrate how diverse the conditions and outcomes for steroid induced diabetes can be. For each of us, there is a personal back-story with pros and cons towards a diagnosis with diabetes anyway. Add in a dollop of luck, good or bad, and you have your personal circumstances.</p><p></p><p>That you have do antibodies and it looks like plenty of your own insulin, it looks like a T1 diagnosis wouldn't be on the cards, right now, but who knows what the future holds for any of us. To be clear, I am not making ny form of diagnosis there, but just interpreting your statements, which may not be the whole story, depending on so many other factors in your life, such as whether you have any other autoimmune conditions in your life already.</p><p></p><p>Clearly, you have to manage your health in the round, and sometimes that means some aspects steal the intellectual spotlight, and others go slightly to the background, t gain some balance in your life.</p><p></p><p>Many people, of all sorts (except for T1s) arrive here taking insulin and are able to reduce or remove it from their lives, by making adjustments to their lifestyle, but not everyone can. Nobody's can tell who will be lucky and who will be less so.</p><p></p><p>So, having hope of reducing or dropping your insulin is healthy, but having an expectation would not be sensible at his time.</p><p></p><p>Take it steady, and good luck with it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2203752, member: 345386"] My late father was a steroid induced diabetic. His steroids were administered intravenously-venously to suppress the condition that eventually claimed him. We were told at the outset this is what would happen, as his underlying disease was so very aggressive in its presentation. Whilst my father never actually progressed on to insulin, despite his ginagerous doses of steroids, he managed himself very well with diet and one drug, which I believe, although now couldn't prove to be Metformin. I can only guess he had very few other factors for a general diabetes diagnosis. The only reason I type this, [USER=518994]@taks[/USER] , is to illustrate how diverse the conditions and outcomes for steroid induced diabetes can be. For each of us, there is a personal back-story with pros and cons towards a diagnosis with diabetes anyway. Add in a dollop of luck, good or bad, and you have your personal circumstances. That you have do antibodies and it looks like plenty of your own insulin, it looks like a T1 diagnosis wouldn't be on the cards, right now, but who knows what the future holds for any of us. To be clear, I am not making ny form of diagnosis there, but just interpreting your statements, which may not be the whole story, depending on so many other factors in your life, such as whether you have any other autoimmune conditions in your life already. Clearly, you have to manage your health in the round, and sometimes that means some aspects steal the intellectual spotlight, and others go slightly to the background, t gain some balance in your life. Many people, of all sorts (except for T1s) arrive here taking insulin and are able to reduce or remove it from their lives, by making adjustments to their lifestyle, but not everyone can. Nobody's can tell who will be lucky and who will be less so. So, having hope of reducing or dropping your insulin is healthy, but having an expectation would not be sensible at his time. Take it steady, and good luck with it all. [/QUOTE]
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