OrsonKartt
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- over selling.... oh so many things are enthusiastically oversold
Effectively I don’t produce enough of my own insulin - this was confirmed by the c-peptide as it’s low but not as low as a type 1.
The anti bodies were negative - but doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not type 1 as they can’t test for all anti bodies.
The next step is to test for MODY.
In the meantime, they have started me on a basal bolus regime to try to get my bloods more in sync without the big highs and lows. He said my nighttime insulin is probably at the maximum I can take in relation to my BMI.
So not really much further forward, but he did say I’ve done nothing to cause all of this and it would have happened if I was even thinner or bigger and my life style didn’t cause this - so that made me feel better.
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Effectively I don’t produce enough of my own insulin - this was confirmed by the c-peptide as it’s low but not as low as a type 1.
The anti bodies were negative - but doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not type 1 as they can’t test for all anti bodies.
The next step is to test for MODY.
In the meantime, they have started me on a basal bolus regime to try to get my bloods more in sync without the big highs and lows. He said my nighttime insulin is probably at the maximum I can take in relation to my BMI.
So not really much further forward, but he did say I’ve done nothing to cause all of this and it would have happened if I was even thinner or bigger and my life style didn’t cause this - so that made me feel better.
Thank you - I think the consultant is particularly interested in my case as it’s quite unusual.I'm glad they are going to be adding more insulin, you clearly need more.
Apparently there are several forms of MODY. Jenny Ruhl of Blood Sugar 101 is also MODY (initially diagnosed as Type 2). In addition to insulin she also takes a med called repaglinide. Her page about herself is here: https://www.bloodsugar101.com/about Her page about MODY is here: https://www.bloodsugar101.com/mody
Thank you - I think the consultant is particularly interested in my case as it’s quite unusual.
I’ll check out those links
Mine too though I didnt mind Julia Mackenzie either,,,sadly both no longer with us. Do you get Poirot played by David Suchet over there?Joan Hickson playing Miss Marple. She is my favorite Miss Marple.
I have only visited London three times but loved being there each time. There are some places you visit where you just "click" with it, and London is one of them for me.
Another is the seaside, but that's a whole other story ...
Mine too though I didnt mind Julia Mackenzie either,,,sadly both no longer with us. Do you get Poirot played by David Suchet over there?
So appointment with consultant wasn’t exactly great, but also wasn’t terrible.
Effectively I don’t produce enough of my own insulin - this was confirmed by the c-peptide as it’s low but not as low as a type 1.
The anti bodies were negative - but doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not type 1 as they can’t test for all anti bodies.
The next step is to test for MODY. But within the past 4 years this consultant (who covered Bromley and Croydon) has never put anyone forward for the tests as there hasn’t been a need. He said when he worked at Kings College only a few people there were tested too! He’s finding out what the process is and will leave me the form to go get the bloods taken. Because of my unusual case they also asked if they could use my samples for research and further testing.
If the MODY is negative then I may just be an odd bod who sits in the middle of type 1 and 2.
In the meantime, they have started me on a basal bolus regime to try to get my bloods more in sync without the big highs and lows. He said my nighttime insulin is probably at the maximum I can take in relation to my BMI.
So not really much further forward, but he did say I’ve done nothing to cause all of this and it would have happened if I was even thinner or bigger and my life style didn’t cause this - so that made me feel better.
Yes, I’m not too worried about having more insulin as I already take basal insulin - what’s another couple of injections aye .you are in a difficult position, in between and not really able to use other peoples examples, but many longterm type 2 diabetics do end up needing adding insuline which is somewhat of a balance to much makes many gain weight and too little do make a person prone to a lot of adding conditions from the very high spikes and too high blood glucose in ganeral... but I am sure you´ll learn your own balance , you seem very focussed and this will help you slowly finding the golden middleroad for you.
it is so great to stay in this forum for motivation and for fellow people going the almost same troublesome road in life.
Mine too though I didnt mind Julia Mackenzie either,,,sadly both no longer with us. Do you get Poirot played by David Suchet over there?
Never knew that...fascinating.Agatha Christie once wrote a letter to Joan Hickson saying how she hoped one day she would play Miss Marple .
He is a wonderful actor, saw him on stage in London many times, many years ago. He put his life and soul into the part of Hercule Poirot.Yes, and he is my favorite Poirot. I also enjoyed the program he did about the Poirot stories -- so cool to hear him talking in his real voice too.
He is a wonderful actor, saw him on stage in London many times, many years ago. He put his life and soul into the part of Hercule Poirot.