When were you first put on meds?

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Permalink Reply by Joe_h on October 30, 2009 at 12:08pm

type 2 here I started w/ oral meds when my A1C starting go back towards 8

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Permalink Reply by Jessica C on October 30, 2009 at 6:11pm

My sugars were over 400 and I had ketoacidosis along with the usual thirst and severe dehydration, etc. Insulin right away! At that point they don't take your A1c until a couple months later where I went.

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Permalink Reply by hb lundy on October 30, 2009 at 6:45pm

I was 24 (fasting glucose) , put on insulin 2 days later for 3 1/2 years, then off and onto pills this summer, after I was
stable in numbers and wanting to try something new.

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Permalink Reply by Rosalee Meade on November 7, 2009 at 4:12am

I've been tested throughout my life because of family history.Then,last year I had a checkup,my sugar was 312 and my doctor started putting me on pills right away.

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Permalink Reply by Carol Coombes on November 7, 2009 at 7:51am

I was put on insulin right from dx

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on November 7, 2009 at 8:29am

As with all type 1's who were diagnosed in ketoacidosis, I started on insulin immediately.

If I was under other circumstances, I would consider a change of treatment with an A1c over 7 or seeing after meal spikes over 180 mg/dl (10mmol/L).

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