HI just been told im diabetes 1.im 51 health so was and is a bit of a shock .im normally healthy weight 12stone 6.but recently dropped to 11.4. 1 was told I was diabetes 2 when I went for general health check up 2mths ago.now been told I'm diabetes 1.im struggling to gain wait and starting to feel depressed. Normally I'm happy and active.
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Hi just been told im diabetes 1.im 51 health so was and is a bit of a shock .im normally healthy weight 12stone 6.but recently dropped to 11.4.
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barrym
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Sounds like me. About ten years ago I lost a bit of weight, otherwise I was pretty fit. Cycling about 150 miles a week, all good then wallop. I couldn't believe it.
Anyway turns out to be LADA, do a search. After the initial honeymoon I ended up on insulin. We all get used to it on the end, there's no alternative. There is a lot of good help and support here so you're not alone.
You may be different but sounds that way to me. Make friends with your healthcare folk. You'll need them to make the transition smooth.
HTH and good luck.
Anyway turns out to be LADA, do a search. After the initial honeymoon I ended up on insulin. We all get used to it on the end, there's no alternative. There is a lot of good help and support here so you're not alone.
You may be different but sounds that way to me. Make friends with your healthcare folk. You'll need them to make the transition smooth.
HTH and good luck.
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I was the same age as you when I was diagnosed -or, as several other people on here, misdiagnosed as Type2. I got the right diagnosis eventually, Type 1, and was put on to insulin, regained the lost weight (I’d lost a stone and a half and people were beginning to tell me I looked scrawny and was I ill?).
Anyway, fast forward 14 years, I'm 65, healthy, active, do everything I used to, and you will too. Just give it time, take it a step at a time (Diabetes is a Marathon not a Sprint is a phrase you’ll hear a lot). Ask anything you’re not sure of, we are a mine of information.
LADA is a term sometimes used for the slower onset of Type 1 that older people seem to get, but it’s not a term my hospital use, so it depends where you are as to whether you’ll hear the term. It’s basically the same as Type 1, and it’s origin is autoimmune, the same, only if caught very early, people don’t always need insulin straight way. I’d left mine a bit before going to the doctor, so mine was in full swing by the time I visited my GP.
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Hi @JDSH . Welcome to the forum.
I was originally told I had T2 too, quite a few of us were so you are in good company here. It will take a bit of time to get your head around it , you are probably on a steep learning cure right now .
Ask all the questions you need to , we’ll do our best to help .
Keep in close contact with your team, as initially they will need to fine tune your insulin doses.
Your weight will gradually start creeping up again .
What insulin’s are you on .
I was originally told I had T2 too, quite a few of us were so you are in good company here. It will take a bit of time to get your head around it , you are probably on a steep learning cure right now .
Ask all the questions you need to , we’ll do our best to help .
Keep in close contact with your team, as initially they will need to fine tune your insulin doses.
Your weight will gradually start creeping up again .
What insulin’s are you on .
SB2015
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Welcome to the forum @JDSH , from another late starter (aged 53)
It is a shock at any age, and for adults they are often misdiagnosed as T2, since the loss of beta cells, which make the insulin, is slower than in children.
it is a lot to get your head round at the start, and you are likely to be in the honeymoon period at present, with some beta cells still active. As things progress you will need insulin(s), but you will quickly get used to things.
Do fire away with any questions that you have. Lots of experience to tap into on here.
It is a shock at any age, and for adults they are often misdiagnosed as T2, since the loss of beta cells, which make the insulin, is slower than in children.
it is a lot to get your head round at the start, and you are likely to be in the honeymoon period at present, with some beta cells still active. As things progress you will need insulin(s), but you will quickly get used to things.
Do fire away with any questions that you have. Lots of experience to tap into on here.
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Welcome to the forum @JDSH
Sorry to hear how your diagnosis has been affecting your mood.
Adjusting to a diagnosis with a long term condition like diabetes can take time, so be kind to yourself.
As your insulin doses are adjusted to suit you and your BG levels move towards the normal range, you should find it easier to stabilise your weight because your body will be able to make full use of the food you are eating rather than drawing on reserves to keep you going.
Let us know how you get on 🙂
Sorry to hear how your diagnosis has been affecting your mood.
Adjusting to a diagnosis with a long term condition like diabetes can take time, so be kind to yourself.
As your insulin doses are adjusted to suit you and your BG levels move towards the normal range, you should find it easier to stabilise your weight because your body will be able to make full use of the food you are eating rather than drawing on reserves to keep you going.
Let us know how you get on 🙂
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