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<blockquote data-quote="not-so-lucky" data-source="post: 1409089" data-attributes="member: 357786"><p>Sounds like you need to get checked out - I was on meds for about 10 years as a 'type 2' and only when I was diagnosed with Retinopathy in my eyes did the medical team start to take note. They'd seen my annual reviews and HBA1C well above average in that time and my own GP failed to act. It took a part of my body failing to be placed onto insulin. If I didn't take my insulin now I'd be bouncing off the roof at 33.3 on my meter. I don't know how long I was high for, but it was enough to cause me major health problems. Suffice to say I'm now being referred for what's known as an AutoImmune test, which will identify your 'type' as far as I know. There is also (as mentioned by my diabetic nurse "Type 2, slow Type 1" which basically means the pancras has stopped producing any insulin while being insulin resistant due to all the insulin it tried to kick out while being 'insulin resistant' </p><p></p><p>Just get check and stamp at the Docs or ask for a second opinion within the same practice if need be as a lot of GP's are clueless and once you're over the hill, specialist care is needed to know that the heck to do on a daily basis to manage it.</p><p></p><p>Regards and hope you're well soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="not-so-lucky, post: 1409089, member: 357786"] Sounds like you need to get checked out - I was on meds for about 10 years as a 'type 2' and only when I was diagnosed with Retinopathy in my eyes did the medical team start to take note. They'd seen my annual reviews and HBA1C well above average in that time and my own GP failed to act. It took a part of my body failing to be placed onto insulin. If I didn't take my insulin now I'd be bouncing off the roof at 33.3 on my meter. I don't know how long I was high for, but it was enough to cause me major health problems. Suffice to say I'm now being referred for what's known as an AutoImmune test, which will identify your 'type' as far as I know. There is also (as mentioned by my diabetic nurse "Type 2, slow Type 1" which basically means the pancras has stopped producing any insulin while being insulin resistant due to all the insulin it tried to kick out while being 'insulin resistant' Just get check and stamp at the Docs or ask for a second opinion within the same practice if need be as a lot of GP's are clueless and once you're over the hill, specialist care is needed to know that the heck to do on a daily basis to manage it. Regards and hope you're well soon. [/QUOTE]
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