Welcome Sandy

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Sandy,

Because you're slim, I'm also curious that you've been diagnosed a

Type 2. I was diagnosed this year at age 44, but Type 2 was ruled out

on the basis that I was already slim and active. I haven't had any

antibody tests to confirm I'm a Type 1, but that's the assumption. My

levels are good like yours, but those levels are most likely good

because I'm in the " honeymoon " phase while my remaining beta cells

keep chugging away. I'm on Avandia, which is usually just for Type

2's, but for now it seems to be helping me. I've been counseled by

those on this list that insulin is important even now, so that's what

I'm considering and will discuss with my endo next.

Were you diagnosed because you had symptoms checked out, or was it a

chance blood test? I've never had a single symptom myself. I consider

myself really lucky that my OB/GYN added a glucose test to my lab

work. Otherwise, I'd have NO idea!

I may be naive, but honestly, I didn't know it was possible to develop

Type 2 if you were slim and active.

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> Hi Whimsy,

>

> Thanks for all the info. Though I'm a little scared you think I may

be type

> 1. I hope not. I have been on low dose Amaryl since being

diagnosed and my

> blood sugars through very low carb diet and exercise is now between

70 and

> 120. I sure hope this means I can stay this way for a while as I do

not

> want to have to take insulin. I was told if I was type 1 that I

would have

> had to go on insulin immediately as I wouldn't be producing any.

>

> Sandy

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was pre-diabetic last August when my fasting glucose was 115. My doc (who I

have since found a new one) never said anything to me - apparently oblivious to

the fact that if I acted THEN, I could have prevented the full blown diabetes.

I wish so bad I knew then what I know now. In the past year, I have lost over

20 pounds (I thought because I was eating better, which I was, and I stopped all

sugar - not because of diabetes, but because I had been doing research and found

how bad sugar was for you) People with type 2 can actually have unexplained

weight loss. At any rate, I lost weight and was happy about it - I did NO

exercise though - I sit all day long at my computer doing medical transcription

and get no activity whatsoever. I started urinating a lot, extreme thirst,

getting lows if I didn't eat, etc and then my vision got blurry, so I finally

made an appt and requested the blood work (doc never told me to come back).

Fasting glucose was 280 and A1c was 10.1. Doc just said " you have diabetes " and

put me on meds. I was very unhappy with the care I was getting so got a new

primary. In the last month, my sugars are all around 100 - even after meals - I

exercise 1 hour a day now and eat very little carbs, lots of vegees, etc. So I

really don't know. I sure hope that this isn't short lived - nobody has said I

could be type 1 - the diabetes clinic said if you are type 1, you would need

insulin immediately, so I assumed I wasn't. I had not heard about this other

latent type 1 or whatever it is called until this list. I have another appt

next week with my new doc and will bring it up with him. I believe he will be

taking me off meds at some point to see how I do.

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Sandy,

Because you're slim, I'm also curious that you've been diagnosed a

Type 2. I was diagnosed this year at age 44, but Type 2 was ruled out

on the basis that I was already slim and active. (snip) I may be naive, but

honestly, I didn't know it was possible to develop

Type 2 if you were slim and active.

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