Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 and my numbers are quite high so I have been told if the meds I am on don't soon work I CT Will have to go on insulin which will mean hospital admission, can anyone tell me more as it s worrying me a bit as to for how long etc. Has anyone else had this experience please?
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New to this and need some advice please
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This is usually a shock to people but with some lifestyle changes it will not necessarily mean you would need to be going onto insulin.
What was your HbA1C which would have been from the blood test you would have had and would be a number over 48mmol/mol. Where you are in the diabetes range will indicate how much you need to do to reduce your blood glucose levels. Keeping a food diary will help you to see just how much carbohydrate you are having.
It is ALL carbohydrates which convert to glucose and will increase your levels.
Knowing a bit more about the condition will help you understand what will be needed in terms of life style changes, Medication alone will not usually be sufficient with out dietary changes.
IAM am on metaformin 3 times a day and an injection oncea week. I have also changed food items etc. The consultant has said ay need the insulin ßs my numbers not dropping as much as should plus I have high ketone levels too at times. I just wondered how it would work if it did happen
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Welcome to the forum @janeh1968
How long have you been diagnosed? And have your BG levels rapidly risen? Any unintentional weight loss?
It’s not all that common for classic T2 to rapidly require insulin, but there are other forms of diabetes, eg LADA, which can look a lot like T2 to begin with, but are actually much closer to T1, and involve autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas - which leads to the body being unable to make enough insulin so it has to be injected. Classic T1 can come on at any age too, but some non-specialist Drs still think of it as a childhood illness.
Just wondering if it might be worth asking for a cPeptide check, which will show how much insulin your body is able to produce. In T2, with insulin resistance, you would expect to see a lot. Whereas with T1 or LADA you would only see low levels of insulin production.
Finally, whatever type of diabetes you have, don’t think of insulin as a ‘threat’, or something to be avoided. It is just a medication, like any other - and it can be the best way for some people to manage their blood glucose levels and have a flexible, rich and varied life alongside their diabetes.
How long have you been diagnosed? And have your BG levels rapidly risen? Any unintentional weight loss?
It’s not all that common for classic T2 to rapidly require insulin, but there are other forms of diabetes, eg LADA, which can look a lot like T2 to begin with, but are actually much closer to T1, and involve autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas - which leads to the body being unable to make enough insulin so it has to be injected. Classic T1 can come on at any age too, but some non-specialist Drs still think of it as a childhood illness.
Just wondering if it might be worth asking for a cPeptide check, which will show how much insulin your body is able to produce. In T2, with insulin resistance, you would expect to see a lot. Whereas with T1 or LADA you would only see low levels of insulin production.
Finally, whatever type of diabetes you have, don’t think of insulin as a ‘threat’, or something to be avoided. It is just a medication, like any other - and it can be the best way for some people to manage their blood glucose levels and have a flexible, rich and varied life alongside their diabetes.
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