Hi I’m Kim and a newbie

[helli]

I assume those of you who have the pumps are self funding?

No
Mine is funded by the NHS.
However, there were quite a few hoops to jump through to show a need for a pump and prove that I was able and willing to invest the time to understand it, and be able to quickly and easily revert to injections if there was a problem.
I was injecting for 12 years and needed to revert back twice. Never at a convenient time.

 

[Kimwillis]

Type 2 diabetes does not develop into type 1. They are completely different conditions with different causes, just like Type 3c or Cystic Fibrosis related diabetes are each different conditions with a different cause as are the hundreds of other types of diabetes.

Actually I was originally diagnosed as T2 a year ago (not obese) was taking Metormin and then in Feb this year my symptoms dramatically changed massive muscle loss, neuropathy and vision problems, although I now think I had begun loosing muscle mass for a while.
Blood tests confirmed type1
I understand they are totally in related but odd mine presented as it did!

 

[Kimwillis]

@helli is a Type 1 here who enjoys climbing. She might have some tips.
I didn’t find the Libre very accurate but my readings were way off, ie by a number of m/mol. 3.2 v. 4.9 isn’t too bad. You should always fingerprick to check lows anyway. I now have a Dexcom G7 which is amazingly accurate.

Thanks for advice re finger prick check for lows thought I should due to the mixed readings

 

[Kimwillis]

No
Mine is funded by the NHS.
However, there were quite a few hoops to jump through to show a need for a pump and prove that I was able and willing to invest the time to understand it, and be able to quickly and easily revert to injections if there was a problem.
I was injecting for 12 years and needed to revert back twice. Never at a convenient time.

Ok that’s interesting it would definitely be easier with long day multi day activities, can one swap/ change between the two or once you have the pump you continue with it only?

 

[Leadinglights]

Actually I was originally diagnosed as T2 a year ago (not obese) was taking Metormin and then in Feb this year my symptoms dramatically changed massive muscle loss, neuropathy and vision problems, although I now think I had begun loosing muscle mass for a while.
Blood tests confirmed type1
I understand they are totally in related but odd mine presented as it did!

Not too uncommon, a friend was treated as Type 2 but after 2 years of it being unsuccessful as reducing blood glucose and halting weight and muscle loss was diagnosed as Type 1, they are nearly 80.

 

[rebrascora]

Actually I was originally diagnosed as T2 a year ago (not obese) was taking Metormin and then in Feb this year my symptoms dramatically changed massive muscle loss, neuropathy and vision problems, although I now think I had begun loosing muscle mass for a while.
Blood tests confirmed type1
I understand they are totally in related but odd mine presented as it did!

Actually not that odd at all. Many mature adults are misdiagnosed as Type 2 initially and managed with oral meds such as Metformin and Gliclazide sometimes even for years before they need insulin and many have had to push for Type 1 testing to get the correct diagnosis. My own mis-diagnosis was only a matter of a couple of months before I got C-peptide and antibody tests but then my diabetes came on pretty suddenly one night, so whilst I thankfully didn't go into DKA, I adjusted my diet immediately and drank water like a fish to try to quench the unquenchable thirst and that likely saved me from DKA.
In adults the immune system is either slower at killing off the beta cells or the cells are more robust and resist attack, so the onset is often slower and can happen in stages. It also may be that adults are likely to modify their diet at initial diabetes diagnosis, especially being told they are Type 2, in order to help manage it, which takes the strain off the remaining beta cells and makes it appear that the medication is working, but gradually as the immune system targets the remaining cells that produce insulin, you reach a crisis point where the body can no longer balance BG even with the strictest diet and extraneous insulin is needed. It is a path that many of us here have come to our Type 1 diagnosis from and I am quite sure there are many more mature Type 1s out there who are still misdiagnosed, some on insulin but treated as Type 2 and some soldiering on with oral meds. .

 

[Lucyr]

Actually I was originally diagnosed as T2 a year ago (not obese) was taking Metormin and then in Feb this year my symptoms dramatically changed massive muscle loss, neuropathy and vision problems, although I now think I had begun loosing muscle mass for a while.
Blood tests confirmed type1
I understand they are totally in related but odd mine presented as it did!

That doesn’t mean you had type 2 which changed into type 1. It means you were always type 1 and misdiagnosed.