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Honeymoon ?

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Oldandugly

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Hi all I think I've beaten diabetes? Diagnosed T1 November 23 & still in my honeymoon period, I'm guessing I heading for a fall but lets be honest, how lucky am I. The team are, I think it's fair to say some what bemused, so much so I seeing a consultant, all my test are being done. At 73 could I out live the onslaught of full blown diabetes????

As they say in Cornwall, Living the dream.
 
Welcome @Oldandugly (and I’m sure you’re not) 🙂 Unfortunately, nobody beats Type 1 as we currently don’t have a cure for it. The honeymoon period can last different lengths of time for different people. Mine was pretty long and kind of went in steps/gradually. It lasted about 7 years.

Are you on insulin? Did you start it and then come off it temporarily? Or have you been put on other meds? How are your blood sugars? Type 1 tends to come on more slowly in older adults.
 
Inka said:
Welcome @Oldandugly (and I’m sure you’re not) 🙂 Unfortunately, nobody beats Type 1 as we currently don’t have a cure for it. The honeymoon period can last different lengths of time for different people. Mine was pretty long and kind of went in steps/gradually. It lasted about 7 years.

Are you on insulin? Did you start it and then come off it temporarily? Or have you been put on other meds? How are your blood sugars? Type 1 tends to come on more slowly in older adults.
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O and U as Inka says there, is no cure for Type 1 diabetes other than maybe a transplant of Beta cells to replace the ones that you had which do not produce insulin anymore.As she also says the honeymoon period does last for different periods of time and intensity for different individuals and of course being on insulin for a while can give your remaining Beta cells a chance to rest and recuperate they and they can start producing again.
But this is only a temporary effect so if your T1 diagnosis was accurate then you require exogenous insulin
 
Nice to see you posting again @Oldandugly

Looking back through your earlier posts you seem to have had a few ups and downs with your diagnosis, and insulin doses

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Post in thread 'Hero to zero in three weeks'

Well I'm beginning to think I'm cured, my numbers are between 5 & 9 for 83% and only go to 13/14 after meals so I'm done! I am being weaned of insulin shot onto metformin over 4 weeks but my number look great, so I'm sorted???

And then later being back on Lantus and Novorapid
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Post in thread 'How much insulin do I need to have ???'

Wow, thanks for the reply. I have Abasaglar & NovoRapid, my numbers today have gone mental I have been on two tabs of Metformin & joy of joys until today I was living the high life. My numbers earlier are 14mmols & I have just had 8?? of the NovoRapid, it's levelling out at 13 now.
Tar Alan

What has been happening for you recently? Have your insulin doses reduced again?
 
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