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Hi I‘m a lady with Type 1 diabetes which was diagnosed when I was 40, yes you can get type 1 when you are older. I’m now in my sixties and retired. I also have osteoarthritis which has resulted in one knee replacement and awaiting for the other knee to be replaced. I am normally a positive person but my lack of mobility has resulted in weight gain which is getting me down as I have never been overweight before. I would be grateful for any encouragement.

I am lucky to have an insulin pump which has revolutionised my diabetes management by preventing endless hypos.

I’m married and have daughter, granddaughter and scruffy dog.

I look forward to participating in the forums
 
What’s the dog called?
And welcome to the forums!
 
Hello, and welcome to the forum from another late starter, I was 51 when I was diagnosed with Type 1. Did you get a correct diagnosis straight off? Quite a few of us on here were assumed by our GPs to be Type 2 ‘because of our age' and had quite a journey to getting a correct diagnosis.
 
Hi and welcome from another late starter. I was diagnosed at 42. Lots of lovely people on here, so hopefully you'll find plenty of encouragement
 
Welcome to the forum @Elsmor

How long have you been usung an insulin pump? And which do you use?

How have the last 20 years been? Sorry to hear about your knee problems, and weight gain.

Hope you find some encouragement and help on the forum 🙂
 
Robin said:
Hello, and welcome to the forum from another late starter, I was 51 when I was diagnosed with Type 1. Did you get a correct diagnosis straight off? Quite a few of us on here were assumed by our GPs to be Type 2 ‘because of our age' and had quite a journey to getting a correct diagnosis
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everydayupsanddowns said:
Welcome to the forum @Elsmor

How long have you been usung an insulin pump? And which do you use?

How have the last 20 years been? Sorry to hear about your knee problems, and weight gain.

Hope you find some encouragement and help on the forum 🙂
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Hello thanks for your reply, much appreciated. I have been a pump user for over ten years, this is my third pump and i use an Accu Chek Insight. On renewal I stayed with the same pump purely because I know my way around it however it is tedious to use, the Bluetooth handset takes ages to load and calculate doseage. My renewal was during lockdown making it difficult to look alternatives. I am grateful for my pump, it’s part of me now. On being diagnosed twenty years ago I was dazed but thought hey before 1926 I would be facing death so roll on the insulin. Being a nurse helped as I easily took to giving myself injections. I then set myself a challenge to walk part of the Great Wall of China for charity and managed reasonably well.
As members of this forum know it it is the daily challenge of counting carbs, exercise and when to eat that can be annoying, eg I have a “cold” at present so my insulin needs to be increased, but you get used to it.
Any help with loosing weight appreciated
 
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Robin said:
Hello, and welcome to the forum from another late starter, I was 51 when I was diagnosed with Type 1. Did you get a correct diagnosis straight off? Quite a few of us on here were assumed by our GPs to be Type 2 ‘because of our age' and had quite a journey to getting a correct diagnosis.
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Hi, I started to loose weight, going to the loo more, blurred vision and this went on for a while until I had a light bulb moment an thought diabetes so I went down to one of the wards ( I was a nurse teacher) and had a bm test which was 32.5 and yes I thought definitely diabetes but I though it would be type two. A consultant friend saw me quickly and I was astounded when he said it was type one and started insulin the same day. However my GP kept saying I had type two despite a letter from the consultant stating otherwise. Even today some GP’s assume I have type two. Some of their knowledge of diabetes is appalling.
I then went on to develop, hypothyroidism, lupus , b12 deficiency and I had previously had a premature menopause when I was just 35. I have polyendocrine syndrome.
It is nice to be in touch with others in the same boat.
 
Elsmor said:
Hi, I started to loose weight, going to the loo more, blurred vision and this went on for a while until I had a light bulb moment an thought diabetes so I went down to one of the wards ( I was a nurse teacher) and had a bm test which was 32.5 and yes I thought definitely diabetes but I though it would be type two. A consultant friend saw me quickly and I was astounded when he said it was type one and started insulin the same day. However my GP kept saying I had type two despite a letter from the consultant stating otherwise. Even today some GP’s assume I have type two. Some of their knowledge of diabetes is appalling.
I then went on to develop, hypothyroidism, lupus , b12 deficiency and I had previously had a premature menopause when I was just 35. I have polyendocrine syndrome.
It is nice to be in touch with others in the same boat.
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Goodness, you have got a 'Full House' of autoimmune conditions! Yes, in my case it was my GP who clung to the Type 2 diagnosis, I remember her querying why the hospital had taken me off Metformin, 'because it would be beneficial for my insulin resistance', and I said, but surely I don’t have insulin resistance, and she replied, 'Ah, but you do'….Well, no I don’t! At least she was clued up enough to recognise that maybe I’d got a weird type of Type 2, so referred me to the consultant straight way.
 
Robin said:
Goodness, you have got a 'Full House' of autoimmune conditions! Yes, in my case it was my GP who clung to the Type 2 diagnosis, I remember her querying why the hospital had taken me off Metformin, 'because it would be beneficial for my insulin resistance', and I said, but surely I don’t have insulin resistance, and she replied, 'Ah, but you do'….Well, no I don’t! At least she was clued up enough to recognise that maybe I’d got a weird type of Type 2, so referred me to the consultant straight way.
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Thanks Robin, hope you are well
 
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