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Type 1.5 LADA
Hi everyone - I was delighted to find this forum today - its a UK site!! I was diagnosed with Type 2 in Sept 2005 and went to maximum meds (Met and gliclazide) fairly quickly. Had a rapid deterioration in control over the past few months, and was started MDI 3 weeks ago. Its going ok - considering I resisted the old insulin question for so long. Am still a fraidy cat tho, and have had a few sleepless nights, thinking I'll drop into my boots and not wake up! Trying to level the basal dose, and am on a very low dose (8us). Maximum I've taken of apidra with meals is 4 units, so far. I'm carb counting as best I can using a 1 :15 ratio., but been surprised that I seem to need so little insulin. I'm still underweight but hoping that will resolve with insulin, and indeed was a major factor in persuading me to attempt the insulin.
I have a 14yrs old daughter who is Type 1, diagnosed 2 years after me. She is my guiding light!
Looking forward to getting to know you here!
Glodee
 
Hi Glodee and daughter !
welcome to the forum I m a straight up T2 but we have a few 1.5 and parents on the forum who im sure will log on soon and help you out x
well done for finding us..remember no question is regarded silly here x
 
Hi glodee and welcome to the site we have other LADA people here as well who can chat with you one has even just been told this week they were LADA despite at first being told they where type 2 , have a good look around and get yourself acquainted wea re a good bunch (honest) :D
 
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Hi glodee, welcome to the forum 🙂 There are a few UK sites knocking around, but this is the best! Feel free to join in and ask anything you want. The doctors think I was undiagnosed 1.5 until I caught a virus that scuppered my pancreas. I'm on quite a low basal - currently 7 units of lantus, but my novorapid is higher - around 25-30 units a day. We do have people who only take one or two units, so we are all different! Whatever works for you is the best dose 🙂
 
Hi Glodee, welcome to the forum.
 
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