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I was just diagnosed a month ago after going to the hospital for appendicitis. While I was there they told me that i had a blood glucose lab reading of 344 and my a1c was 10.9. I had suspicions that i could be a diabetic but had never wanted to confirm my fears. Anyways they gave me insulin and on i went into surgery. After the surgery I was injected with insulin many times and tested and my bgc readings were always in the high 200's. The hospitalist (Hospitals Doctor) said that they do not bother with the test to figure out if im type 1 or 2 but just will put me down as type 2 because of my family history (my parents are both type 2). Sooooo of course i want to know if im type 1 or 2 since all my research tells me that they are treated differently. The hospital have me a prescription for levimir 1- units every 12 hrs and told me to seem my doc. Sooo i went to see my doctor with readings still in the high 200 range (with a strict low card diet). The doctor let me know that he thinks im a type 1 but wants me to see a endo to me for sure. he tells me to up my dose by 2 units until the levels come down, i hit 20 units, or i see the endo (whichever comes 1st.)... i end up hitting the 20 unit mark and my levels are staying in the low 200 range now. a week later I see a endo and she thinks im type 2 and sends me to have a bunch of blood work done c peptide ect ect.... I am still in the dark as to me being a type 2 or a type 1... anyone want to comment on what type they think i may be? The endo did switch my meds to novolog 70/30 injections which have been keeping my sugar in the mid to upper 100's.... i have noticed a side effect to this drug that it makes my armpits sweat for no reason once the long acting dose kicks in... around lunch time and in the middle of the night. A little history with me: When i was in the 9-10th grade i lost about 50 lbs (from 310 to 260)really easily and started drinking allot of water... since i thought that was what made me loose the weight i kept drinking the water and peeing all the time. I have been 260ish ever since and i am 6'1" tall. I am pretty sure ive been diabetic ever since high school.
let me know what you think.... I will know the results 2-3-2010 the day can not come soon enough.
let me know what you think.... I will know the results 2-3-2010 the day can not come soon enough.