I was just diagnosed with Type 1 this past November at the age of 24. I was hospitalized for three days with DKA and a BS of about 600. My A1C was over 12. It took me about 1.5 weeks to bring my blood sugar back to normal. It was a crazy experience getting diagnosed. I went to a urologist for "over active bladder" and he didn't realize it. I even told my uncle who is an MD of my symptoms (constant urination, blurry vision, inability to sleep) 4 days before I was hospitalized and he thought it was all caused by the stress of taking the LSAT and moving all in the same 3 weeks. Its amazing that I didn't even know the difference between T1 and T2 till I was in the hospital and now Diabetes is my life.
I have been on the dexcom for a week now and I use the contour USB which I think is great and easy to use. I am on Lantus and Humalog. I also take nettle, fenugreek, chromium, and cinnamon. I don't know if they help but I have heard a lot of good things.
it has been 3 months since i got out of the hospital and I am happy to say that the home A1C test I took yesterday is down to 5.3! Maybe thats because I keep my blood sugar as low as I safely can. My goal is usually below a hundred, low 90s or high 80s is ideal. My A1C goal is 4.8 and I know a lot of people say that is unreasonable for a diabetic but I think if you are diligent and monitor everything very closely you can keep it safe. In three months of learning, I have only had 2 hypoglycemic episodes (low 40s upper 30s) (one being today) and now that I think of it, a little due diligence could have prevented both.
Long story short, I am a 24 year old guy planning on going to law school and determined to live past 50!
thanks for all the great info,
AZ
I have been on the dexcom for a week now and I use the contour USB which I think is great and easy to use. I am on Lantus and Humalog. I also take nettle, fenugreek, chromium, and cinnamon. I don't know if they help but I have heard a lot of good things.
it has been 3 months since i got out of the hospital and I am happy to say that the home A1C test I took yesterday is down to 5.3! Maybe thats because I keep my blood sugar as low as I safely can. My goal is usually below a hundred, low 90s or high 80s is ideal. My A1C goal is 4.8 and I know a lot of people say that is unreasonable for a diabetic but I think if you are diligent and monitor everything very closely you can keep it safe. In three months of learning, I have only had 2 hypoglycemic episodes (low 40s upper 30s) (one being today) and now that I think of it, a little due diligence could have prevented both.
Long story short, I am a 24 year old guy planning on going to law school and determined to live past 50!
thanks for all the great info,
AZ