new here-I'm type 1 1/2 ??
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| Thu, 03-20-2008 - 11:02am |
Hi there,
I just found your board yesterday and thought maybe I'd join you. I was diagnosed with diabetes about 3 years ago. I had gestational diabetes with both my children and it went away when I delivered. Then suddenly, I got it w/o being pregnant. :-(
The doctors say I'm Type 1.5....I can't really remember exactly what that means, but it's something like I'm not producing insulin on my own, but respond to oral medication. I'm not on insulin. I am 38, 5'8", 137lbs, have never been overweight, have always been very active. I've never had to diet and feel its a cruel twist of fate that I have to diet now. People think I'm vain when I skip dessert...if they only knew that I'd LOOOOOOVE a couple scoops of chocolate ice cream! Or a bag of sour cream and onion chips....or half a bag of M+Ms...that's is currently calling my name from my hidden Easter Sunday stash. hahah!
Anyway, I know that most of you are Type 2 and I've seen a couple that are Type 1. Does anyone have any knowledge about Type 1.5?
My sugars have been high since Christmas. My meds haven't been cutting it. (Truth be told it's because I hadn't stopped eating junk since the holidays) So, I started a very strict diet a couple weeks ago and things are totally under control now....but I'm starving! I've lost weight- haven't weighed myself, but I can tell. Not that I'm against losing weight - c'mon, I'm a woman :-)- but I'd rather eat!! And now I'm pmsing and my willpower is going out the window. I seriously want some black jelly beans.
Didn't mean for my introduction to be such a novel (or rant), but here you go! Thanks for reading!
-M

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Thanks for the info.
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