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Another Newbie - Type 2

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AngelaY9847

AngelaY9847

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Type 1.5 LADA
Hi everyone.

I'm Ange, I got diagnosed T2 at the start of May this year. It's taken me a while to get here as I've been getting used to my change in lifestyle and generally getting my head around it. Being diagnosed was a big shock, and although I had not be feeling well for a while, I sure didn't expect this! I am not overweight and have, to quote my doctor, a brilliant BMI. As far as I know, there is no history of diabetes in my family either.

It's good to meet you all, and I look forward to seeing you around the forums.
 
AngelaY9847 said:
Hi everyone.

I'm Ange, I got diagnosed T2 at the start of May this year. It's taken me a while to get here as I've been getting used to my change in lifestyle and generally getting my head around it. Being diagnosed was a big shock, and although I had not be feeling well for a while, I sure didn't expect this! I am not overweight and have, to quote my doctor, a brilliant BMI. As far as I know, there is no history of diabetes in my family either.

It's good to meet you all, and I look forward to seeing you around the forums.
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Hi Ange, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, how did it come about?
 
Thanks!

I was feeling very tired, to the point of exhaustion. I had a terrible dry mouth, which I was clearly mistaking for thirst, and I was waking in the night to go to the loo. I wasn't even considering diabetes at this point. I thought I either had under-active thyroid, or I had chronic fatigue syndrome!

Doctor sent me for a blood test and my reading was 23, sent me for a fasting blood test, which came back at 15. Hey presto, T2 :/

Forgot to mention also, I am on Metformin twice a day.
 
Were you given a blood glucose meter so you could monitor your levels at home? How are you feeling now, have things improved? Around 20% of people with Type 2 are not overweight at diagnosis, so it's not unusual to have a good BMI, but it is worth bearing in mind that there is a form of diabetes called LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adulthood) where the early symptoms can be difficult to tell apart from Type 2. LADA is a form of slow onset Type 1 diabetes and it can mean that many Type 2 treatments don't work very well, if at all,so it's worth keeping an eye on your levels regularly. This may not apply to you, of course, but it is something you need to consider if things aren't improving.
 
I was told I didn't need a meter, but I did buy one anyway as I want piece of mind.

I'm generally OK to be honest. I do feel much better than I did. Not 100%, but I'm getting there. The first few weeks were very tough, but I refuse to let it control me.

I have another fasting blood test next month, so I guess we'll see what happens and go from there.

Thank you for the info. It really helps.
 
Hi. Thanks for the welcomes.
 
Northerner said:
Were you given a blood glucose meter so you could monitor your levels at home? How are you feeling now, have things improved? Around 20% of people with Type 2 are not overweight at diagnosis, so it's not unusual to have a good BMI, but it is worth bearing in mind that there is a form of diabetes called LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adulthood) where the early symptoms can be difficult to tell apart from Type 2. LADA is a form of slow onset Type 1 diabetes and it can mean that many Type 2 treatments don't work very well, if at all,so it's worth keeping an eye on your levels regularly. This may not apply to you, of course, but it is something you need to consider if things aren't improving.
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Hi. I know it's been a couple of weeks since this thread, but I saw a doctor at my GP surgery that I've known for quite a long time on Tuesday. I booked the appointment ages ago, as I know that one of his specialist areas is Diabetes. He was quite shocked to learn about my diagnosis, and having looked at my log book of BG testing, he's concerned that although they aren't bad readings, they still aren't great and has said there is a possibility I could be type 1. This isn't 'set in stone' or anything, but he said that after my next blood test in a couple of weeks, and if my HbA1c isn't what it should be (he said around 48 at it's lowest) then that could change things. He also said that Metformin is probably not doing much for me.

The other thing is that I don't have any Ketones in my blood or urine. I'm assuming that the warning would come up on my testing monitor if I did.

So, now I'm not sure what to think!

Ange.
 
AngelaY9847 said:
Hi. I know it's been a couple of weeks since this thread, but I saw a doctor at my GP surgery that I've known for quite a long time on Tuesday. I booked the appointment ages ago, as I know that one of his specialist areas is Diabetes. He was quite shocked to learn about my diagnosis, and having looked at my log book of BG testing, he's concerned that although they aren't bad readings, they still aren't great and has said there is a possibility I could be type 1. This isn't 'set in stone' or anything, but he said that after my next blood test in a couple of weeks, and if my HbA1c isn't what it should be (he said around 48 at it's lowest) then that could change things. He also said that Metformin is probably not doing much for me.

The other thing is that I don't have any Ketones in my blood or urine. I'm assuming that the warning would come up on my testing monitor if I did.

So, now I'm not sure what to think!

Ange.
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Meters only normally test ketones if you get special ketone strips for them. Not all meters have this capability. Do you have urine ketone strips?
 
AngelaY9847 said:
Hi. I know it's been a couple of weeks since this thread, but I saw a doctor at my GP surgery that I've known for quite a long time on Tuesday. I booked the appointment ages ago, as I know that one of his specialist areas is Diabetes. He was quite shocked to learn about my diagnosis, and having looked at my log book of BG testing, he's concerned that although they aren't bad readings, they still aren't great and has said there is a possibility I could be type 1. This isn't 'set in stone' or anything, but he said that after my next blood test in a couple of weeks, and if my HbA1c isn't what it should be (he said around 48 at it's lowest) then that could change things. He also said that Metformin is probably not doing much for me.

The other thing is that I don't have any Ketones in my blood or urine. I'm assuming that the warning would come up on my testing monitor if I did.

So, now I'm not sure what to think!

Ange.
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It's good that he is open to the possibility, and keeping a close watch on things Ange - keep us updated! 🙂
 
Radders said:
Meters only normally test ketones if you get special ketone strips for them. Not all meters have this capability. Do you have urine ketone strips?
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I can't find specific ketone strips for my machine, but it has a warning display (not a reading) if readings are over 15mmol/s and it thinks you may need to get it checked out. I've not gone over that (luckily!) since I started testing.
 
Northerner said:
It's good that he is open to the possibility, and keeping a close watch on things Ange - keep us updated! 🙂
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I certainly will.

Of course, I'm probably not doing myself much good stressing out on the worst case scenario. I'm trying to keep as calm as possible!
 
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