It's a daily, sometimes hourly companion. It never goes away, and it can be a constant, relentless pest, nagging at you. Your mind, your body. Constant. Could be like the Terminator. It absolutely will not stop until you are dead. And you are Sarah Connah, constantly monitoring your blood sugars (before you eat, after you eat, before bed, when you wake up, before you drive or even before leaving the house for any length of time, etc etc) to ensure you are in the sweet spot. Staying in the sweet spot allows you to avoid the Terminator. Bloody Arnie. Here's a fabulous (and short) video: If you've got time for a read and you're curious, or simply want to learn what's it's like to live with Type 1 diabetes. Written by a forum member called Snapsy they put the nail on the head:
Diabetes.co.uk: explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1
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Many on the Diabetes.co.uk forums said I should ask for my records to see what my numbers and diabetic history shows
When I joined the forums I said I went from a Type 2 to a Type 1. Most said this couldn't be true, as diabetes doesn't work like that. So, I went to the hospital doc (I see a new doc now) and asked her to explain why they said I'd become a Type 1. Turns out that at the beginning my local doc said I had become a T2. I was put on metformin and gliclazide. Within a year these were no longer cutting it and I went onto supplementing the tablets with Humalog injections. It wasn't long after that I went off the tablets and went fully insulin dependent, adding basal Lantus. I was then seeing a hospital specialist doctor. And through regular visits, he had made many notes. About 2 years ago I had a special test done. This tests the c-peptide protein amount and amount of anti-bodies. The results show I had almost 0 c-pep and a huge amount of anti-bodies. My new docs said by looking through the notes the old doc had his suspicions that I was always a T1 and never a T2. This new test finally proved that I was indeed a Type 1 from the very beginning. And thus my questions have been answered and I can confidently say I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. Which sucks, as I'll never be able to reverse it with a ketogenic diet. Though at least this will allow me to control my BS much much better.re to edit. |
Andrew CoyleI've been a Type 2 Diabetic for over 11 years, and now Insulin Dependant. I'm finally learning that the advice I've been given around nutrition and med management is wrong. Archives
September 2017
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