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<blockquote data-quote="XxTinkerxx" data-source="post: 1863948" data-attributes="member: 114227"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">So here we are in 2018, almost 3 years later since this post and 6 years since I got diagnosed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Sugars have still been on the high side most of this time and I now weigh 8 stone and one solitary lb.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I was told a month ago I need to start injecting insulin and had a total meltdown in the Dr's office (apologies to all the patients behind me who had to wait at least 30 mins). I have private medical insurance so went and sought a second opinion, which I had the following week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The second opinion was that there was the possibility I may have LADA but I will need to inject as my body is not producing enough insulin. I was also told that I need to eat more food (I barely eat), and that all the stuff I have been doing before like limiting food, counting carbs, weighing all my food, reducing carbs and removing certain foods from my diet was making no difference. I went home and continued my meltdown - then decided to eat all the stuff I have been denying myself over the years. BG went up to 33.1. When I tested again to see if the monitor was working properly it said H1. On both my meters. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">So tomorrow I go to meet the diabetic nurse who will be teaching me how to stab myself every day with a needle.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":bigtears:" title="Big Tears :bigtears:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":bigtears:" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I am not looking forward to it, and still pretty angry and ****** off that it has come to this. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I am even more annoyed that people seem to think that this is a "fat people disease" as the first response to hearing that I am a T2 diabetic is "but you're not fat!! there's nothing to ya!". Then you get the other half who believe you caused it yourself by somehow leading an unhealthy lifestyle. As if playing hockey and having a slice of cake every now and then is going to turn me into a diabetic. If it was that simple, then there would be a lot more T2 diabetics out there.... Anyway I am not even sure if I am T2 anymore... I'm just angry. ALL THE TIME!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">For the past two weeks leading up to the "needle session" tomorrow I have been like a bear with a sore head - just not myself at all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I'd like to know if I am definitely T2 or LADA or something else! The consultant suggested I had a pancreatic scan to rule out any underlying issues. Something my Dr promptly ignored - well he's made no mention of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I am aware this post is all over the pace, but it just about sums up my head right now...</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="XxTinkerxx, post: 1863948, member: 114227"] [FONT=Tahoma]So here we are in 2018, almost 3 years later since this post and 6 years since I got diagnosed. Sugars have still been on the high side most of this time and I now weigh 8 stone and one solitary lb. I was told a month ago I need to start injecting insulin and had a total meltdown in the Dr's office (apologies to all the patients behind me who had to wait at least 30 mins). I have private medical insurance so went and sought a second opinion, which I had the following week. The second opinion was that there was the possibility I may have LADA but I will need to inject as my body is not producing enough insulin. I was also told that I need to eat more food (I barely eat), and that all the stuff I have been doing before like limiting food, counting carbs, weighing all my food, reducing carbs and removing certain foods from my diet was making no difference. I went home and continued my meltdown - then decided to eat all the stuff I have been denying myself over the years. BG went up to 33.1. When I tested again to see if the monitor was working properly it said H1. On both my meters. :( So tomorrow I go to meet the diabetic nurse who will be teaching me how to stab myself every day with a needle.:bigtears: I am not looking forward to it, and still pretty angry and ****** off that it has come to this. I am even more annoyed that people seem to think that this is a "fat people disease" as the first response to hearing that I am a T2 diabetic is "but you're not fat!! there's nothing to ya!". Then you get the other half who believe you caused it yourself by somehow leading an unhealthy lifestyle. As if playing hockey and having a slice of cake every now and then is going to turn me into a diabetic. If it was that simple, then there would be a lot more T2 diabetics out there.... Anyway I am not even sure if I am T2 anymore... I'm just angry. ALL THE TIME!! For the past two weeks leading up to the "needle session" tomorrow I have been like a bear with a sore head - just not myself at all. I'd like to know if I am definitely T2 or LADA or something else! The consultant suggested I had a pancreatic scan to rule out any underlying issues. Something my Dr promptly ignored - well he's made no mention of it. I am aware this post is all over the pace, but it just about sums up my head right now...[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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