I haven't been on here for a while and for that I apologize. The depression is set in and I find it so hard to do anything anymore. On top of that it's even harder to do anything that has to do with talking about my health or diabetes. Where to start? I don't think I blogged it here yet but last January I was on the streets of Bellingham Washington for a few days and had nothing with me. No money, change of clothes or anything but like a good diabetic I still had my meds. Well they found me… Continue

I've been confused over this new classification and as I was researching I found this article that seems to explain it pretty well. So here it is:



Type 1.5 Diabetes

aka Slow Onset Type 1 and LADA

Type 1.5 is one of several names now applied to those who are diagnosed with diabetes as adults, but who do not immediately require insulin for treatment, are often not overweight, and have little or no resistance to insulin. When special lab tests are done, they are found to have… Continue

I went to the Clinical Social Workers office today and she helped me push to get some answers. My MRI's of head and neck came out good. WooHoo! No blockages or aneurysms found. High Resolution CT Chest Scan found the Interstitial Lung Disease but they still don't think it's bad enough to be causing the problems I'm having breathing. Two more tests being ordered. For one I'll have to go to USC or someplace out East. Can't remember where he said. So, once again, I know what it's not, and some of… Continue

So it's been almost two weeks now since I had my MRI on my head and neck and my High Resolution CT Chest Scan. I've been calling since mid last week for results and called again today but still no call back. Geesh. I'm going nuts. They want me to limit stress as much as possible and then make me wait like this. MRI people said a week or less for results. The CT people said a couple of days for results.



I've been on 40mg of… Continue