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Martin Canty
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- Type 2
Welcome Ann, you will find lots of great information here.
Regarding "Sugar", it's all forms of carbs that we have issue with as all carbs get broken down into glucose in the body. I'm sure another T1 will be along shortly to ask questions & advise.
Regarding "Sugar", it's all forms of carbs that we have issue with as all carbs get broken down into glucose in the body. I'm sure another T1 will be along shortly to ask questions & advise.
trophywench
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- Type 1
Hi Ann - I've been Type 1 just a bit longer than you - but it's still absolutely no joke having to remember so many things, no matter what age you get diagnosed at!
There's a very good book for us - and you'll think I'm batty when I tell you it's called 'Type 1 diabetes in children adolescents and young adults' by Ragnar Hanas. Several Editions over the years, I think the latest is the 6th Edition (keeps being revised to modernise it) and seriously it applies to T1s of any age, though I reckon both of us may decide to skip any sections regarding puberty (etc) by now!
What insulins have they started you on and what led up to your diagnosis?
There's a very good book for us - and you'll think I'm batty when I tell you it's called 'Type 1 diabetes in children adolescents and young adults' by Ragnar Hanas. Several Editions over the years, I think the latest is the 6th Edition (keeps being revised to modernise it) and seriously it applies to T1s of any age, though I reckon both of us may decide to skip any sections regarding puberty (etc) by now!
What insulins have they started you on and what led up to your diagnosis?
Wirrallass
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Welcome to this supportive forum Ann. There's a collective amount of knowledge and experience here so should you have any queries then do please ask and we'll do our best to help. Take a looksie in the link below ~ within this link there are more links that you'll find helpful:-
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes.10406/
If you don't already have a copy then I highly recommend the book CARBS & CALORIE COUNTER. Amazon £10.19. It is the perfect support tool for Carborhydrate counting in Diabetes ~ Weight management ~ Portion control and general healthy eating. www.amazon.co
Take care and do please stay in touch as to your progress.
WL
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Dx Type2 April 2016
Diet control and exercise only
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes.10406/
If you don't already have a copy then I highly recommend the book CARBS & CALORIE COUNTER. Amazon £10.19. It is the perfect support tool for Carborhydrate counting in Diabetes ~ Weight management ~ Portion control and general healthy eating. www.amazon.co
Take care and do please stay in touch as to your progress.
WL
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Dx Type2 April 2016
Diet control and exercise only
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Ljc
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- Type 1.5 LADA
Hello AnnB. Welcome to the forum. Please ask all the questions you need to.
Having T2 I’m not going to be of to much help for you, but I do know that your team will not want to bring your BG levels down too fast.
Do keep in close contact with your team they are there to help you.
Having T2 I’m not going to be of to much help for you, but I do know that your team will not want to bring your BG levels down too fast.
Do keep in close contact with your team they are there to help you.
Northerner
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Hi @AnnS, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, how did it come about?
Another vote for getting a copy of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young People by Ragnar Hanas - it covers all aspects of living with Type 1 in a very accessible style and is a superb reference. I think every Type 1 should be given a copy at diagnosis, it would certainly help to set them off on the right track! 🙂
Things might be a bit up and down to begin with, but hopefully should settle down once they have established suitable doses of insulin for you. What insulin have you been given?
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have and we will be very happy to help. Whatever it is, it's likely that there are other members who have experienced the same thing and developed a strategy for dealing with it 🙂 There is a steep learning curve to begin with, but it does get easier with experience. Remember to write everything down so you have a record of your levels before and after eating, and before bed and waking, so you can build up a picture of how your body is dealing with your food choices and insulin doses. In time you should learn to match your insulin doses to your food, which makes the whole business much more predictable 🙂
SB2015
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- Type 1
Hi Ann.
You have come to great place for lots of support. There is so much to learn at the start but it is good to hear that you have a good team around you. They are there to support you so don’t be afraid to ask questions. Once things are more settled you will be able to start making adjustments to your doses to match your activities and food you eat. Your Diabetes need not stop you do anything, it just takes a bit more planning.
There are plenty of people on here with a variety of experience, so don’t be afraid to ask absolutely any questions, and on here no question is seen as silly, so just ask.
You have come to great place for lots of support. There is so much to learn at the start but it is good to hear that you have a good team around you. They are there to support you so don’t be afraid to ask questions. Once things are more settled you will be able to start making adjustments to your doses to match your activities and food you eat. Your Diabetes need not stop you do anything, it just takes a bit more planning.
There are plenty of people on here with a variety of experience, so don’t be afraid to ask absolutely any questions, and on here no question is seen as silly, so just ask.
Thanks for your encouragement. I am on HumulinM3 and metformin. Sugars up and down like a yoyo.Typical symptoms weight loss, thirst and lethargy.
Thanks for this. Do you have any problems with metformin? I have heard others who did not get on with it very well.
Thankyou. On to amazon now.
Matt Cycle
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- Type 1
Hi Ann and welcome to the forum. 🙂 Have they given you a definite T1 diagnosis i.e. GAD tests/C peptide? M3 is a mixed insulin. I guess it's still early days for you but a more common regimen for T1 is MDI (multiple daily injections) or basal/bolus. This gives a lot more flexibility in terms of what and when you eat. Metformin is typically used in T2 to combat insulin resistance.
Brando77
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- Type 2
Hallo. I'm on Metformin, haven't had any problems with it except I avoid lifts and enclosed places where other people are. Side effects for me rhymes with Spare Parts 🙂
trophywench
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Not for nothing is that drug nicknamed 'Met fartin' by an awful lot of patients and absolutely no doctors! LOL
Not everyone gets that problem and for a lot of people again, the sounds effects and what's causing them, wears off again after a few weeks. However if it doesn't stop, there's a slow release version available that you can ask for instead which isn't anywhere near as bad for most patients. More expensive of course - so they don't automatically prescribe it - if you don't need it they don't need to. But they don't create problems and change you over pretty easily if you do.
I agree with Brando that M3 isn't the usual obvious choice of insulin for a confirmed Type 1 because it comes with restrictions. Also because definite T1s don't usually need Metformin unless we have Insulin Resistance for another reason (cos it doesn't accompany T1 anywhere near as often as it does T2) and I hesitate to say this right out, but one of the reasons we might need its help is if we put too much weight on for whatever reason - so could that possibly be a factor with yourself?
Not everyone gets that problem and for a lot of people again, the sounds effects and what's causing them, wears off again after a few weeks. However if it doesn't stop, there's a slow release version available that you can ask for instead which isn't anywhere near as bad for most patients. More expensive of course - so they don't automatically prescribe it - if you don't need it they don't need to. But they don't create problems and change you over pretty easily if you do.
I agree with Brando that M3 isn't the usual obvious choice of insulin for a confirmed Type 1 because it comes with restrictions. Also because definite T1s don't usually need Metformin unless we have Insulin Resistance for another reason (cos it doesn't accompany T1 anywhere near as often as it does T2) and I hesitate to say this right out, but one of the reasons we might need its help is if we put too much weight on for whatever reason - so could that possibly be a factor with yourself?
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