PattiEvans
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
- Pronouns
- She/Her
And as I said elsewhere, you need to inform the DVLA.Welcome to the world of those who stick needles into themselves (just for fun?). This will soon make you feel much better.
You do not need to press for the tests to prove that you are T1. There is no way that a T2 can produce ketones when the BG is high. You just need to get this recorded and the have you records updated. There are advantages in being diagnosed as T1.
Your insulih will stay active (I think) for about 9 hours. A morning shot will cover most of the day with a low carb meal on the evening. I assume that eventually you will go to two shots a day. Ypu moght look at a more flexible base-bolus system for use when this happens.
Top tip: keep a log of what you eat, what you inject and your BG readings, with any other information that might ve useful.
Tip 2: never leave the house, even if it is only to go to the garden gate, without something to treat a hypo.
That aside I am glad to hear you are getting better help, oh and I am sure you will feel the benefit of even a shortish lasting basal, but eventually you will need a clear diagnosis of type as T2 on insulin are treated completely different to T1s. Unfortunately they tend to treat T2s as second class citizens. T1s normally get much better support, more access to the latest technology and education, plus more modern insulins.