Hi, I was in a similar position with unexpected weight loss, and constant pins and needles in my feet and legs.
Unfortunately was back in the days of Covid and no one saw me and all conversations were over the phone, I was just told “well done on the weight loss!” I’d lost a quarter of my body weight without trying. My clothes hung off me and I lost muscle tone in my legs and arms.
When I finally got a blood test, my HBA1C was 136. The diagnosis was over the phone and I was recommended to go on this website which I did.
Metformin was prescribed, building up to 4 a day. I altered my diet - reducing carbs and making sure I got lots of protein.
Slowly, I gained weight as well as seeing drastic improvements In my general health skin, hair et cetera.
I do yoga regularly and lots of walking which suits me fine.
I’d say my weight is back to where it should be, I was never overweight in the first place and I hate that “you can’t be diabetic” thing when people look at me.
My HBA1C levels are back to around 40 to 43 for my last two readings and I have reduced my Metformin right down to just one tablet a day.
If I could see the nurse I’d ask about stopping it all together, but don’t know when that will happen.
I do test my blood sugars regularly and also watch what I eat it was so frightening losing weight, but I think I’ve been losing weight over at least two or three years and probably been diabetic for ages without realising. I did wonder if I was possibly a type one, but not gone down the road of testing.Not yet anyway.
My general health is 100 times better than it was at diagnosis and at 62 I feel better than I’ve done for years. The nurse did say to me once, if she’d seen me at diagnosis, she would’ve put me straight on insulin, but then I didn’t see anybody because of Covid.
As others have said, we are all different and have to try to do the best for ourselves.
Good luck!
