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LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length
Started this discussion. Last reply by MKSSS Apr 8, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Hello. I would love to share my story and hear any advice you guys are willing to pass along. In October 2010 while pregnant with my first child I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. This came…Continue
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MKSSS replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'
stevek replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"Jenny, Welcome to the LADA family. I was originally diagnosed type 2 because of my age and was able to control my bg's very well for a couple of months. Then everything started to fall apart. Went on oral meds, same pattern. Finally had Gad…"
BadMoonT2 replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"LiL MaMa also posted extensively in the Bernstein Group when she was trying to figure out what was going on, reading her posts there may be helpful too."
Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman replied to marty1492's discussion 'Insulin for the Honeymoon? Or not? What worked for you?'"Hi Marty! I saw that you posted in my other thread and wanted to let you know that I having an appointment with a new Endo tomorrow and will let you know what advise he gives me about insulin use this early on. I am hoping insulin won't be…"
BadMoonT2 replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"If you want to look through LiL MaMa's posts just type in LiL MaMa in the forum search box. Her experience may help you figure out a path forward."
marty1492 replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"Hi Jenny,
Sounds like my current situation is similar to yours. Recently diagnosed LADA/Type 1. GAD positive. I have good fasting and other bg numbers if I stay very low carb. Insulin now or not? I don't know, either.
I'll post a separate…"
smileandnod replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"Hi Jenny, I'm glad to hear that you're doing so well on diet and exercise alone. My story has some similarities to yours, except that my Type 1 developed rapidly. You're doing the right thing by testing frequently and eating foods…"
Shawnmarie replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"Other than the (as I understand it, unproven) possibility that insulin might help preserve the beta cells, it sounds like not using insulin is working for you. Some of the foods you mentioned would probably put me in the 200's two hours post. I…"
Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"I actually am not minding the low carb at the moment. I am in the midst of reading Dr. Bernstein's Diabetic Solutions book and while I do not think I can be as strict as he wants a person to me, I have made some huge alterations. I am eating…"
Doris D left a comment for Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman"WELCOME TO OUR LOVING, CARING, AND UNDERSTANDING FAMILY MY FRIEND!!! Great to have you here with us!!!!Please feel free to check out our Forum, Blogs and Groups here!!! If u have any questions please feel free to ask any of us or put it on our…"
"Hi Jenny: I wrote a blog about autoimmune gestational diabetes that might be useful for you. I agree with Zoe, you definitely have caught this early (which is great), but you definitely have Type 1 autoimmune diabetes (GAD positive). One TuD member,…"
Shawnmarie replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"Okay, I'll jump in. It seems that you likely are in the very early stages of T1. One question I would have is how low is your low carb eating plan and do you like eating that way? They also caught mine fairly early and I might be okay with no…"
Zoe replied to Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman's discussion 'LADA Newbie- Advice Needed- I apologize for the length'"Wait a bit, Jenny and the replies will drift in! Meanwhile you might want to read Melitta's blogs about LADA and check into the LADA group.
Yes, it does sound like you caught it early. The belief is that insulin use early can prevent beta cell…"
catlover left a comment for Jenny Hollingsworth Kathman"Hi Jenny- Welcome to TuD. We have a Group for LADA people and our founder,Manny is a LADA. We hope you like it here."
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- At 12:03pm on March 21, 2012, catlover said…
Hi Jenny- Welcome to TuD. We have a Group for LADA people and our founder,Manny is a LADA. We hope you like it here.
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