Hi Everyone,
I'm new here,but not to Diabetes. Have had Diabetes 10 years.
Type 1.5 Insulin dependant.
I do have a Diabetes Support Group with meetings,in our city,In Southern Ontario.
I'm always lookig for new recipes & like to try new recipes in my breadmaker,as well.
I have a whole bunch of other health issues as well.

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Bye for now Take care.
Sincerely,
Snow Owl

Hello,
I never heard of type 1.5 would you please explain what that is and the characteristics? I am struggling with high and low blood sugar but have not been diagnosed yet.
Thanks,
BJM

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Hello,
I never heard of type 1.5 would you please explain what that is and the characteristics? I am struggling with high and low blood sugar but have not been diagnosed yet.
Thanks,
BJM

They used to call T1 "juvenile onset" diabetes because it was seen (they thought) only in children. Then they discovered that people of all ages could get it. What would you call it if you got T1 when you were 95? Senility onset? I don't think so.

So now, when you get type 1 (aka LADA = Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults) as an adult, they call it 1.5. It is basically the same as T1 in kids, except that the onset is typically much slower. Some studies suggest that as many as 20% of T2s on insulin may, in fact, be T1.5. The reason for this is that many people with 1.5 respond to oral meds at the beginning. Some manage with diet/exercise/oral meds for years before they are forced onto insulin. But if you have lada, then you will eventually require insulin. Diagnosis of T1.5 (LADA) involves c-peptide tests as well as an antibody test.

Hopes this helps a bit.

Cora

Yes it does help. It sounds just like my mom! Cora, your information makes me wonder if I'm in the same boat.

She was diagnosed as a Type 2 at age 55 or 60. (She's now 85). In those days they told her that a blood glucose of 200 was the upper limit of normal. She was told to lose weight, exercise and watch carbs. She was not told to test- this was before the days of readily-available, inexpensive glucose testing tools. She went for years before going on low doses of oral meds (I don't know what type).

She remained, to all appearances, quite healthy and active- walked 2 miles several times each week, busy with activities, etc.

Then, about 3 years ago she began to develop fluid retention in her abdomen (ascites). It was so bad that she almost died. They learned during this crisis that her blood sugars were actually very high (400+) and finally gave her a meter! By then she needed insulin. They diagnosed her with diabetes-related cirrhosis of the liver. Fortunately, enough of it still functions that she has enough liver enzymes, etc., to avoid liver failure.

All those years she seemed to be under control with diet, exercise and one oral medication. I had already resolved to ask my doctor for a meter when my doctor suggested it herself.

Diabetes management has come a long, long way!

They diagnosed her with diabetes-related cirrhosis of the liver. Fortunately, enough of it still functions that she has enough liver enzymes, etc., to avoid liver failure.

I wonder what diabetes medicine your mother was on. In 1997 Rezulin was put on the market, and was soon supposedly causing liver damage, and several people died. It has been taken off the market, and there are lawsuits being placed. Now we have warnings about Avandia.