Honeymoon is over, Was it hard for you to switch from Oral med's to insulin?

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Permalink Reply by JDavid on December 6, 2008 at 12:33pm

I felt so bad when I started insulin, it was a life saver IMO. I still don't know for sure WHAT I am except diabetic that does not fit easily in a pigeon hole. When I was 14 I was told I would end up on shots.. well I did not, well at least for 20 years! I did not want to hear anything about anything that had to do with needles (I was in a hospital at the time). Never knew all these peigeon holes even existed till last year. I got in the Navy, w/doctors letter), became a GOMER when I go sick and that was a Major reason I got out when my enlistment was up.

Must have been nice to have a doc that understood....... I had a sore throat, was not feeling better, but even my (civilian after Navy days) doc refused to see me for follow-up when I complained. So a few weeks later I was hauled away in a meatwagon to ER after drinking just a few oz of coke.

Since I such a wierd diabetic, I read and learn fomr ALL types...........

(*&*( GOMER (mil-speak for Get OUT!, My Exam Room)
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on November 5, 2009 at 6:41pm

I noticed you wrote about this long ago, however I may be just beginning the medication road. I have been watching my BG#s go up all year since having a baby and third time "gestational". When did they put you on oral meds and when did they decide insluin?? What were the BG #s that made them change??

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Permalink Reply by Joe Dennis on November 7, 2009 at 10:23pm

The answer is yes and no .At first I though there must be a mistake . Couldn't be type 1 I'm too old ..... I thought I could beat it . I was starving myself ,exercising 6 and 8 hr. and working fultime. My BG still was too high.I was getting sicker. I lost 30lb in 2wks. I went from 145 lb to 115. People who new me thought I was dieing and I was.... Only looking back can I see how sick I was....
Oral med only gave me the runs.Only when I started insulin did I start to feel better. I felt like I failed though ; If only I tried harder or only did something else ;I would'nt have to use insulin .

Now the turn around .I wish I started with insulin from day one . I feel great now. I'm my old self .No ,I'm better than I'm better than I've ever been before.Yes ,I still exercise but I'm not killing myself . I'm enjoying life again .















































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Permalink Reply by Joe Dennis on November 11, 2009 at 9:53pm

It was our dear friend Sandy who helped me accept the fact I needed to move on to the next stage and start on insulin .

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Permalink Reply by Mike on November 17, 2009 at 7:25pm

I’m not a doctor so don’t take my advice. It’s just an opinion

I somewhat disagree with the notion that LADA and T1.5 are the same. I'm in Chicago and go to a very well know endo. I asked about 1.5 and he clearly stated:

LADA is 99% T1. T1 can arrive slowly or quickly. T1 has no clear path before someone loses all beta cell production. For adults is seems slower than children but that is even hard to prove. Personally, my T1 appeared in less than six months based on my regular physical in Januaryat 65 and my 450 mark on July 3rd . I went straight to insulin.

T1.5: Is in his words people that exhibit BOTH symptoms of poor insulin production and reception. These people can also switch primary issues and are very difficult to treat and typically have other factors.

Therefore: I’m not sure the definition of LADA = T1.5 Others please feel free to comment.

To respond to the question: More my opinion that might make me sound like a nut job : Some oral medications are hormones to increase sensitivity or too produce less glucose by the liver. There are also many other factors like cholesterol and liver functions to consider. BUT for me “personally” I went directly to Insulin 1) I don’t want to add any hormones into my body of any kind 2) The new pens are easy 3) I’m able to monitor well enough to avoid hypo events that are associated with incorrect dosages 4) with a solid diet and exercise routine I take very little insulin e.g. 1 shot a day of a long lasting insulin and nothing else. I find it very easy and for me as close to natural without a pump.

But everyone is different. Education and discussions gets you to your answer.

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