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one more bit of the jigsaw
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two Metformin pills review next week with blood tests
Inka
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Good news you’ve got a review soon 🙂 Are you testing your own blood sugar at home?
There is some information about LADA here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/other-types-of-diabetes/latent-autoimmune-diabetes
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There is some information about LADA here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/other-types-of-diabetes/latent-autoimmune-diabetes
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no not yet as Doctors are talking with my neurologist to agree on long term meds
Ljc
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Hello @Geoff’s . Welcome to the forum. Firstly don’t panic .
It is as has already been said, a slow onset t1.
It responds well to type 2 treatment and meds for a while, then gradually, only insulin works.
How long this takes, can be weeks , month or years, it was many years in my case .
Tbh I found things much easier once I was on insulin.
Their are a number if us odd types on here lol, so you are in great company.
Ask all the questions you you need to about diabetes , we’ll do our best to help.
It is as has already been said, a slow onset t1.
It responds well to type 2 treatment and meds for a while, then gradually, only insulin works.
How long this takes, can be weeks , month or years, it was many years in my case .
Tbh I found things much easier once I was on insulin.
Their are a number if us odd types on here lol, so you are in great company.
Ask all the questions you you need to about diabetes , we’ll do our best to help.
Ljc
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Not everyone gets the side effects , I never had any problems with them from day one , some do suffer , their are other brands or slow release versions that suit others better .
It’s best it take them with a meal or directly afterwards, I used to take mine in the middle of breakfast and my evening meal.
Felinia
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My DSN asked me to persevere, and after a couple of weeks things slowly improved. I'm on the slow release version, as I already had bowel problems. At present I take mine in the middle of the evening meal.
thanks helps a lot
Ljc
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I rattle too lol.
SB2015
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Welcome to the forum @Geoff’s from another late starter with LADA.
If the metformain proves difficult even after a couple of weeks, and following the other advice that you have had around when to take it, there are slow release options which some find easier to cope with. Do ask your team about this if the meds cause problems.
Let us know how you get on.
If the metformain proves difficult even after a couple of weeks, and following the other advice that you have had around when to take it, there are slow release options which some find easier to cope with. Do ask your team about this if the meds cause problems.
Let us know how you get on.
thanks I will
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Welcome to the forum @Geoff’s
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis with LADA on top of your other challenging conditions.
Hope the Metfartin treats you kindly, and doesn‘t cause too much gastric upheaval.
My understanding is that with LADA, you are always going to be heading towards insulin, so hopefully the Drs won’t feel the need to ‘threaten’ you with it if you don’t ‘behave’, as some unfortunately and very unhelpfully seem to with some of our members living with T2. So if oral meds don’t suit you - you can always ask to switch to insulin sooner rather than later?
Let us know how you get on, and update us when you manage to get a GP appointment 🙂
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis with LADA on top of your other challenging conditions.
Hope the Metfartin treats you kindly, and doesn‘t cause too much gastric upheaval.
My understanding is that with LADA, you are always going to be heading towards insulin, so hopefully the Drs won’t feel the need to ‘threaten’ you with it if you don’t ‘behave’, as some unfortunately and very unhelpfully seem to with some of our members living with T2. So if oral meds don’t suit you - you can always ask to switch to insulin sooner rather than later?
Let us know how you get on, and update us when you manage to get a GP appointment 🙂
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