Hi everyone,
This is my first post and I feel like I am taking a positive step just reaching out for support and admitting that I am struggling. I was diagnosed as presumed Type 1 in August 2016 at age 35 as I was in DKA and hospitalised for 4 days. I have a strong family history of type 2 but had a normal GTT during pregnancy in 2011. I had severe and sudden symptoms for a week before diagnosis, severe thirst but dry mouth and passing huge amounts of urine frequently. I am very overweight but lost nearly a stone in a week leading up to DKA. My HbA1c was 97. I was started on Lantus and Novarapid, basal bolus regime and metformin. Within 3 months my HbA1c was down to 48 and I felt great. I maintained that for about 12 months and in that time all my test results came back negative (GAD, IA2A) and my C-peptide was good. So, I was re-diagnosed as ketosis-prone Type 2 and we tailed off the insulin. To cut a long story short, I am now back on my basal bolus regime after trying a number of things including Trulicity and empagliflozin and ending up in DKA twice more. My weight has gone up and I am stuck in a negative cycle of eating, hunger and increasing amounts of insulin-my diet is poor and I don't really exercise. I feel tired a lot and my mental health isn't the best, I feel guilty, sad and angry but most of all I want to change my life so that I am around to see my daughter grow up. I haven't had the best support but I don't blame anyone else, it's my fault I am not taking this seriously. My latest HbA1c was 76. I would like to try LCHF and see if I can improve my diet, lose weight and reduce my insulin requirements and I have some ideas of what to do but I would really like support and to know how other people keep motivated. I have done a lot of reading and I am well aware of the consequences of not getting on top of this. I am lucky so far that my eyes are fine and my kidney function is fine but I do have some tingling in my feet and get thrush a lot. I worry about the future and would really appreciate any support and advice you can give. Thank you.
This is my first post and I feel like I am taking a positive step just reaching out for support and admitting that I am struggling. I was diagnosed as presumed Type 1 in August 2016 at age 35 as I was in DKA and hospitalised for 4 days. I have a strong family history of type 2 but had a normal GTT during pregnancy in 2011. I had severe and sudden symptoms for a week before diagnosis, severe thirst but dry mouth and passing huge amounts of urine frequently. I am very overweight but lost nearly a stone in a week leading up to DKA. My HbA1c was 97. I was started on Lantus and Novarapid, basal bolus regime and metformin. Within 3 months my HbA1c was down to 48 and I felt great. I maintained that for about 12 months and in that time all my test results came back negative (GAD, IA2A) and my C-peptide was good. So, I was re-diagnosed as ketosis-prone Type 2 and we tailed off the insulin. To cut a long story short, I am now back on my basal bolus regime after trying a number of things including Trulicity and empagliflozin and ending up in DKA twice more. My weight has gone up and I am stuck in a negative cycle of eating, hunger and increasing amounts of insulin-my diet is poor and I don't really exercise. I feel tired a lot and my mental health isn't the best, I feel guilty, sad and angry but most of all I want to change my life so that I am around to see my daughter grow up. I haven't had the best support but I don't blame anyone else, it's my fault I am not taking this seriously. My latest HbA1c was 76. I would like to try LCHF and see if I can improve my diet, lose weight and reduce my insulin requirements and I have some ideas of what to do but I would really like support and to know how other people keep motivated. I have done a lot of reading and I am well aware of the consequences of not getting on top of this. I am lucky so far that my eyes are fine and my kidney function is fine but I do have some tingling in my feet and get thrush a lot. I worry about the future and would really appreciate any support and advice you can give. Thank you.