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When I was first diagnosed with type 1 I was advised to take 20 units of lantus , 8 of novarapid per meal based on my weight. I only use between 15 and 20 in total per day now . We are all so different
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New diagnosis type2 but meds just dont work.
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Inka
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Oh, I so wish I could find the actual chart that shows age of diagnosis for Type 1! More adults than children are diagnosed with it and you can get it at any age. Point out ex-PM, Theresa May to him!
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I was 52 and came up against the same attitude got to be type 2 cos of age . I’d been in hospital with DKA . What’s the harm in doctors just doing the tests to be on the safe side??
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All your symptoms and responses seem to be diametrically opposite to what I experienced.
There was a long slow deterioration as I struggled with a 'healthy' high carb diet to reduce cholesterol (It didn't).
Weight increased bit by bit month by month as I gritted my teeth until they broke and stuck to the diet (I was being interrogated every few months to ensure compliance).
When finally diagnosed I went low carb and blood glucose dropped from over 17 at a mid afternoon test to 8 in under a month. After that it went down again. I felt wobbly - I had loads of insulin sloshing around, I assume, so when it started to work, my levels went down like a hawk.
I am a very ordinary type two, and low carb at 50 gm a day dropped me to under diabetic levels in 80 days - your lack of response even with medication really should have rung alarm bells with someone.
I do hope that you will be able to get the proper treatment and see normal blood glucose levels very soon.
There was a long slow deterioration as I struggled with a 'healthy' high carb diet to reduce cholesterol (It didn't).
Weight increased bit by bit month by month as I gritted my teeth until they broke and stuck to the diet (I was being interrogated every few months to ensure compliance).
When finally diagnosed I went low carb and blood glucose dropped from over 17 at a mid afternoon test to 8 in under a month. After that it went down again. I felt wobbly - I had loads of insulin sloshing around, I assume, so when it started to work, my levels went down like a hawk.
I am a very ordinary type two, and low carb at 50 gm a day dropped me to under diabetic levels in 80 days - your lack of response even with medication really should have rung alarm bells with someone.
I do hope that you will be able to get the proper treatment and see normal blood glucose levels very soon.
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Oh no! That’s terrible.
We have many, many members here who were diagnosed in later life - see:
I think the most popular(!) age for diagnosis is something like 10-15, but there is no upper age limit, and 50% of cases are diagnosed in adulthood.
I hope you can find a way to get the checks done, or a referral to a hospital clinic to get checked out. Getting a tick in the right ‘diabetes’ box can be so important to get access to the right technology, education courses, and treatment options.
Those aren’t things that your Dr should be denying you access to IMO.
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