• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

We're all in the same boat, but T1 is not T2!


They probably would of insisted you are type 2, or, " are you sure, it says here in your records that you are type 2 ?.....................
 
They probably would of insisted you are type 2, or, " are you sure, it says here in your records that you are type 2 ?.....................

I would have told them, I had the ketones at diagnosis to prove it! It's not hard to read something more than once to check it's written correctly, also aged 22 too young to have type 2.
 
I would have told them, I had the ketones at diagnosis to prove it! It's not hard to read something more than once to check it's written correctly, also aged 22 too young to have type 2.

22 ? but not nowadays I'm afraid.
 
Children can get T2 and there has always been MODY
 
Likewise people in their 30s and 40s can become T1
 

Snap... At hospital a&E... So when my levels dropped to 4.0 and I said I was going to go hypo and nil by mouth.. They didn't give a ****!!!

There is a huge difference with a T1 that knows how much IOB they have and warning a A&E nil by mouth situation than a T2 diet or tablet controlled person...

That is my concern now.. I had T2 wriiten clearly on my notes when I sneaked a look at them....

The A&E IGNORED my hypo warnings and my situation and jyst wrongly treated me as a T2 ... Why?? Becsuse of my being 52 years old ..., they just assumed T2.
 
Type 2 can be controlled to a degree, not cured!
 
The A&E IGNORED my hypo warnings and my situation and jyst wrongly treated me as a T2 ... Why?? Becsuse of my being 52 years old ..., they just assumed T2.

That is ridiculous! As others have said T1 children do grow up........or do they become T2 when they are old enough? Unbelievable. Such poor care and such poor logic too.
 
How many T1's are now above 50? How many check their notes if taken in to A&E To ensure you have people aware of treating hypos etc?

Honestly T1 is recignised as a younger person illness... The NHS fail to recognise that us T1's age as well. Despite clearly myself and my hubby clearly tellin my A&E OF t1 some idiot still wrote in T2.

Inly limited records are available at hospitals. Hard copy records are normally nowadays put to large distribution storage centres and collected overnight for outpatient appointments.

If you turn up at A&E as a 50+ year old T1 you need to check that the notes written by the triage professional reflect accurately.
 

You should sue, the more stupid people like this are sued the more awareness there will be and hopefully it won't happen again.
 

It can work the other way as well
 

Last year, I was 56 when I was in A & E, I do think education is desperately needed.
 
I have a young nephew who is Type 1, and I fully understand the condition, and sympathise with anyone who has to deal with the life threatening condition. At the age of 42, my dad had a massive stroke. He had been diagnosed with familial hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia several years earlier. I immediately (on the advice of health professionals at the time) cut out saturated fats, and in fact, became a vegetarian for the next 30 years, in an attempt to stave off the conditions in myself. It was futile! I have always been active, being in a very busy job, and bringing up my children and grandchildren. When I had my first child, I suffered with pre-eclampsia. My blood pressure was sky high, and I was kept in hospital. I have recently read, whilst researching scholarly articles on Diabetes, that there is some evidence that pre-eclampsia can be a precursor to developing Type 2 later in life, and suggests that any women who suffer with pre-eclampsia should be made aware of this. (Please keep in mind that I was not fat and lazy! ) I eventually went on to develop familial hypertension and hyperlipidaemia,( as did my cousins) This then required me to take a medley of drugs to prevent me going down the same road as my dad (died of heart attack at 51), or having to endure heart surgery like his younger slim, hypertensive brother, at a relatively early age. Research has been done, and suggests that the taking of statins can be connected to the development of Type 2. I have been on statins for years, and I believe that this has contributed to my Diabetes. In fact, I would imagine that there is a connection between the rise in prescribing statins, and the rise in people developing type 2. (there is also a rise in the incidence of Type 1, but unexplained) Not all obese people have type 2, and not all Type 2 are obese! I too am upset and frustrated with the medias rhetoric that "...I have somehow caused my own fate by my own hands..." It has become an added burden, on top of a nasty disease. I now avoid telling people that I'm a diabetic, in case they ask me which type I am, and I have to tell them that I have the type that is totally avoidable, that is going to cause the downfall of the NHS! I'll get off my soapbox now (I've been unwell for days, and my sugar levels have risen :-( )
 
T2 can have ketones at diagnosis, I did that's why they thought I was T1.
 
It can work the other way as well
I believe you, but I don't understand why a T2 would have an issue with people with T1. I would be interested in learning about this. I think it's pathetic, like @mrspuddleduck said, that some in the two groups have issues with the other group. I have nothing but compassion for T1s, as I believe most people on this forum do.
 

I have nothing but compassion for type 2's!!! Just that it scares me when NHS staff treat me as a T2......as our needs from a medical aspect can be so hugely different.
 
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn More.…