What is the likleyhood of me being type 2 not type 1?

[Sammi87]

Hi Sammi, sorry not replied earlier. I was 35 when diagnosed. A lot of general public people know very little about diabetes and just know it's linked to sugar which leads them to assume that it's your own fault. They also assume that you have to live on green salad for the rest of your life. Even people I am close to have not really learnt that much about it. Fingers x for your results

Thank you 🙂 there are no diabetics in my family at all. I seem to be the odd one out lol. I had a consultation with my diabeted nurse today they have upped my insulin from 16 am n pm to 20 am and 22 pm then going to have a chat again friday. She said where my blood sugars are so high (16-32) and have been for so long if it drops to between 10-14 for me that is a hypo which is why i kept feeling awful when they have gone down so they are taking me down gradually but i have a long way to go.

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

There are no diabetics in my family either, and I was diagnosed with type 1 aged 44. The consultants looked at me as if I were unique, but a load of people here are in the same boat, so although it's rare, it's not as rare as they seemed to think!

What you are getting when your blood sugar goes down is what's called a "false hypo" - feeling hypo when you're not actually hypo because you're so used to having high readings. I get the opposite - my body's so used to low blood sugar I feel rubbish if it gets up to 9 or 10, and my body often doesn't realise I'm hypo when my readings are in the 3s and sometimes even lower. I would not recommend getting like this - being over-sensitive to insulin is not a good thing!

Glad they are continuing to monitor you and up the insulin though. Once you get used to lower readings you will feel a whole lot better!

 

[Ljc]

Thank you 🙂 there are no diabetics in my family at all. I seem to be the odd one out lol. I had a consultation with my diabeted nurse today they have upped my insulin from 16 am n pm to 20 am and 22 pm then going to have a chat again friday. She said where my blood sugars are so high (16-32) and have been for so long if it drops to between 10-14 for me that is a hypo which is why i kept feeling awful when they have gone down so they are taking me down gradually but i have a long way to go.

Oh those false hypo's are horrid but not in the least dangerous. Two good things about them
1. You know know your hypo symptoms
2. Once your body is used to lower glucose levels these false hypo's will stop.
Some people find eating a low carb snack ie a little cheese , fools the brain into believing all is well as you've eaten, this doesn't work for everyone though.

 

[Derek Stubbs]

I have been snacking on cheese & it does seem to help me a bit, it takes longer to slide down aswell so as you say, might be fooling the brain.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

A teaspoon of peanut butter is good too, and yummy!

 

[mikeyB]

But only if you like peanut butter

 

[Derek Stubbs]

Yes, I have been having peanut butter on celery sticks, pretty filling aswell.

 

[Sammi87]

Well i had a result tonight for the first time my bm was out of double figures was 9.4!!!! This is a huge step. After dinner was 12.3 havnt had these readings at all before so im pleased things are starting to work for me. I feel ok if anything i feel very energetic.

 

[Ljc]

Well i had a result tonight for the first time my bm was out of double figures was 9.4!!!! This is a huge step. After dinner was 12.3 havnt had these readings at all before so im pleased things are starting to work for me. I feel ok if anything i feel very energetic.

Yes it's amazing how quickly we can start to feel better than we have in a long time once our levels start to come down. TBH it's only when you're feeling better when you realise how rough you've been feeling.
I love celery and peanut butter, cheese. Eggs are good too

Has anyone mentioned about blurry eyesight , just incase they haven't Don't worry if it happens to you, your sight will go back to normal sometimes it actually improves, I no longer need the distance glasses I wore since my early 20s.
My understanding is If our BG levels come down a bit too quickly from high levels it alters the shape of our eyes, mine took about a month to sort itself out, I'm not saying this will happen to you, it's just I don't want you worrying too much if it does.

 

[Sammi87]

Yeah ive had eye sight problems like theres water in my eyes was so blurry. Ive worn glasses and contacts for many years as i have astigmatism in both eyes, so i never linked the eye problems with how rough i was feeling until i went through it all at the doctors but im glad it will improve as at the moment its awful squinting to see things lol

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

Just don't get any new glasses or contacts for a few months after your blood sugar is down to normal, because it's likely to take a while for your eyes to settle.

 

[Ljc]

If your worried about your eyes it's worth getting your eyes checked out, but I wouldn't be buying any new glasses/ contacts for at least a month.

 

[Sammi87]

Ok ladies i have a monthly payment for my contact lenses so i think ill cancel that for the moment. First day back to work today and i had exactly 2 hours sleep last night not a great start

 

[Ljc]

Ok ladies i have a monthly payment for my contact lenses so i think ill cancel that for the moment. First day back to work today and i had exactly 2 hours sleep last night not a great start

Insomnia is horrid. I hope you get your second wind soon.
Hope your first day back at work goes well.

 

[Sammi87]

Thank you all. Well i survived my first day back but found it hard. My legs and feet are aching so much and feel so tired and dehydrated. Like a muppet i forgot my pack lunch as well so pickings were slim. What do you all make as a suitable packing up x

 

[khskel]

I usually have something and salad in Burgen with a Nature valley protein bar or similar depending what's on special or have a tin of mackerel with some salad.