Hi Everyone
I was diagnosed on 30 April 2015 and found this wonderful site then but just joined today. I was 50 when I started to moan about my eyesight. Must go to the optician and get my eyes checked! Then I started to drink loads more than usual and need the toilet every 30 minutes.
As I am 'fat and fifty' I did think 'hmmm diabetes' however I had also lost 9lbs that week so thought I was doing really well on my new diet! I didn't know pancreases can go wrong at any age.
I got a GP appointment for a couple of weeks time but when I came home from work at 3.00pm and went to bed and had a sleep my partner insisted the GP saw me. I ended up in hospital the next day with Ketoacidosis which I think was 4.4 and blood glucose which was off the scale of the meter!
I had only had symptoms for two weeks so they were pretty sure it was Type 1. Unfortunately the autoimune disorder has also decided my thyroid was not a good thing either so I need thyroxine too.
My last Hb1AC was 55. I was very strict after my diagnosis; probably like many people if something bad happens as a result I want to know I reduced the chance as much as I could. I do not freak out now if my numbers are high but just go back to a few low carb meals and try and increase my dogs walks!
I consider that I am quite lucky as I have had fifty years of not having to think as a pancreas!
This site is very useful and I am sure it will continue to be so I decided it was about time I signed up.
I was diagnosed on 30 April 2015 and found this wonderful site then but just joined today. I was 50 when I started to moan about my eyesight. Must go to the optician and get my eyes checked! Then I started to drink loads more than usual and need the toilet every 30 minutes.
As I am 'fat and fifty' I did think 'hmmm diabetes' however I had also lost 9lbs that week so thought I was doing really well on my new diet! I didn't know pancreases can go wrong at any age.
I got a GP appointment for a couple of weeks time but when I came home from work at 3.00pm and went to bed and had a sleep my partner insisted the GP saw me. I ended up in hospital the next day with Ketoacidosis which I think was 4.4 and blood glucose which was off the scale of the meter!
I had only had symptoms for two weeks so they were pretty sure it was Type 1. Unfortunately the autoimune disorder has also decided my thyroid was not a good thing either so I need thyroxine too.
My last Hb1AC was 55. I was very strict after my diagnosis; probably like many people if something bad happens as a result I want to know I reduced the chance as much as I could. I do not freak out now if my numbers are high but just go back to a few low carb meals and try and increase my dogs walks!
I consider that I am quite lucky as I have had fifty years of not having to think as a pancreas!
This site is very useful and I am sure it will continue to be so I decided it was about time I signed up.