Type 1 What's going on?

[Bozzy3]

Hi, I was diagnosed type 1 early Jan this year (shortly after turning 31) with my Hba1c being 111. I was started on novorapid & levemir and felt much better within a couple of weeks. I have suffered with mental health problems for 18 years & in June I hit a very difficult time which resulted in me taking a fairly large overdose of insulin, my parents found me semi conscious I was treated in hospital for a severe 'unexplained' hypo (I didn't tell anyone it was deliberate od) eventually it was put down to hitting my 'honeymoon phase'. The strange thing is afterwards my bs never really got that high again & my consultant began to question my type 1 diagnosis and is still unsure if I'm a type 1 or 2. I was put on gliclizide, in sept, which I couldn't tolerate so changed to glimiperide. However early November I took a v large insulin overdose (300units of novorapid & 300units of levemir). Again my mum found me, this time unconscious, I was in hospital a week & this time even after a week my blood sugars were normal without any treatment & sometimes even as low as 4. Since then I not been on any form of treatment & have been eating very little in an attempt to keep of treatment & to control my weight (I'm not actually overweight). The last 3 weeks my blood sugar have risen & are now always in double figures with a reading of 18.8 last night despite having eaten very little. I don't understand what is going on with my body? Am I type 1 or type 2? Was I in honeymoon phase or the after effects of the overdose(s)? Surely the insulin from that couldn't possibly explain how I have managed without treatment. Do I need to go back on treatment? I'm starting to feel generally unwell & lethargic with blurred vision & slightly increased thirst which I realise are a result of my raised sugars but part of my nature is too try to ignore this when I don't have a definite diagnosis! I'm sorry for the long rambling message..I wanted to give as much info as possible to see what others think. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated x

 

[Bozzy3]

Get your mental health problems sorted, otherwise you are not stable enough to manage your diabetes.
And tell your parents that you took the overdose deliberate. Is this potentially a kind of attempting suicide game? you're not doing a diet in my opinion, does sound more like a eating disorder. You need a person you trust to support you.

Thanks for you're reply..
I'm already being treated for my mental health problems and yes they were suicide attempts (not a game). I'm not dieting & I admit I have issues surrounding eating & use food as a means of control when I'm struggling emotionally but also not eating does appear to help keep my bm lower. I should have mentioned I have since told my parents the overdose was deliberate & they were always aware the 2nd one was deliberate. I realise it is important to be mentally stable in order to manage my diabetes successfully however given the long term nature of my mental health problems unfortunately there's no quick fix & I was really looking for advice/opinions regarding my diagnosis of type 1 diabetes & how I could suddenly be able to sustain relatively low blood sugars without treatment.