OK, just to throw another curve ball into the equation. I was 30 years old when I was diagnosed with diabetes. I was told I the doctor that as it has happened so early in life I wold need to inject insulin as I am Type 1. I was overweight but certainly not obese however, after losing about 5 kg I was getting a lot of hypos. In those days no one questioned the GP or his motives for treatment etc and he decided I should go to tablets, since that day I had never had 'steady' blood sugars....period! I was taking a variety of pills but actually felt well, then for some reason I started to gain weight, I craved food and become very overweight. I now understand that this is the action of the oral hypoglycaemic pills and this weight aggravated the diabetes but I was soooo hungry.
There was very little support for the overworked doctors, I was given appointments to see a 'top consultant' unfortunately he was always busy playing golf or working additional days at the local BUPA hospital.....don't start me off!! :evil:
Due to a house move I had to change doctors and they had there own diabetic clinic, by now I was driving a lorry for a living, hardly the right environment to lose weight but lose I did. The BG was still high and the diabetic nurse would ask "are you depressed?" NO NO NO !! I feel fine, the levels were still high and I was told that despite being on the max dose of all the current medication......they might come down later....see you in 6 months!
After I moved to Spain I had to register with a new doctor, he done a very thorough medical, a series of 3 daily blood tests, the Hba 1c test came back as 11.9, he declared I should be on back on insulin. I now have more energy, feel better than ever, I have lost weight due to having the energy to exercise and have thus far great BG's
So, I am a Type 1, became a Type 2 and now I am a Type 1.5 :crazy:
This is a great forum with so many facets to it, thank you.
Dave