Type 1.5 Diabetic

I'm Jenn. DKA survivor. Wife, mother, military veteran. It's been a crazy ride.

[type1jenn]

New Diagnosis at Diaversary

Have been seeing a new endo. His diagnosis is that I am Type 1.5 (LADA).  I am not exactly sure what that is so of course I am conducting my own research. This all coincides with my 6 year diaversary. He has made some major changes and I am not certain that I like them. But I will in good faith follow his recommendations unless I see changes in the wrong direction. And to make matters worse, I am experiencing diabetic burnout with a bout of depression. Something's got to give.

[type1jenn]

Day 10

7 lbs down. One cheat day. Blood sugars doing great. Two readings over 180. None under 60. Have stayed fairly consistent.

[type1jenn]

Change of Plan

Been doing a lot of research. Have tried every diet out there. WW, vegetarian, vegan, blood type, juicing, protein shakes, low fat low calorie, low carb. I reevaluated my numbers for all of them the two that worked the best....vegan and low carb. So I looked more into those. (I keep detailed notes and spreadsheets. I'm a bit too organized sometimes.) I had lower A1C overall on vegan (in the 6s), but no weight loss. On low carb, my A1C was in the 7s, but my weight loss was consistently moving down. My doctor and nutritionist kept telling me that low carb diets were not a good choice overall. And yet my cholesterol and triglycerides were the same on both diets. So. Here I go again. Trying the low carb diet once again to see if I have better results with the weight loss. My workout regimen has not changed much through all of this. Lots of walking, some light weights, biking, and elliptical when available. I'm will give this round six months and reevaluate again. Fingers crossed!

[type1jenn]

Well, the 21 Day Fix did not work for me. No weight lost. No inches lost. I liked the eating plan and may continue with a version of it. On to the next idea.

[type1jenn]

Day 15-21

Another week down and loss of only two pounds. However, I am seeing a difference in my blood glucose readings. Have had to lower some of my basal rates. Weight loss....5 pounds. Was hoping for better.

[type1jenn]

Days 7-14

I felt like I was doing great thiscweek. But I only lost 1 pound. Rather frustrating. But I am going to keep at it. See what this week brings.

[doodlespritecubby]

“control it better” “Just eat better” “Look after yourself better”

Do this better. Do that better.

Understand the illness better.

[type1jenn]

Yes...this.

[type1jenn]

Day 7

Weigh in..... down 3 lbs. Not what I was hoping for but I'll take it.

[type1jenn]

Days 5 & 6

Was doing great Friday until I heard, "Happy Hour!" I had been careful most of the day. Sugars were stable. So I thought one drink, one small appetizer. Won't be so bad. Yea.....not so much. Sugars went sky high.....Great. Slept in late....yes! Wait....not so good....feeling shakey. Stumbled to kitchen to test...60. Not terribly low, but for some reason I feel like I am in the 40s. The rest of the day I craved every food I thought of. Decided to make some Chinese for dinner. Was good, but nothing like take out. Tried to make as healthy as possible. Think I did ok. One thing I have noticed about this diet....very few left overs, because I don't overcook. Also curbs going back for seconds.

[type1jenn]

Day 4

This morning's BG was 105. Perfect! I decided to have a protein shake before bed. I'm not certain if that helped keep things stable, but I'm going with it for now. Rest of the day was fairly on point. Dropped below 70 before my lunch hour. That happened a lot before when I was on a vegan diet. But I tend to restrict my carbs a bit too much. I feel really good though. That mental fog seems to be lifting. I'm still pretty tired most of the time. But my energy level seems to be getting better. I don't feel like I MUST have coffee in order to function in the am. And I've noticed I don't get the post lunch sleepies.

[type1jenn]

Day 3

After the terrible morning, the day actually progressed rather nicely. I made it through with all of my allotments and did a two mile walk. I have tendonitis in my elbow so right now the regular workouts are on hold. My sugars stabilized just before lunch and stayed constant the rest of the day. I am considering changing my basal rates for overnight to avoid a low like this morning. Will see how things go tonight.

[twilishark]

Diabetes is bruised arms, legs and stomachs. Diabetes is sore and bloodied finger tips. Diabetes is injections, pumps and tablets. Diabetes is Hypoglycemia and Highs. Diabetes is ketoacidosis. Diabetes is insulin and carb counting. Diabetes is a disease and a disability. 

Diabetes is many things but it sure as hell isn’t that piece of sugary food you just ate. 

[type1jenn]

Woke up this morning shaking and tingly and not in a good way. Was at 37. Stumbled to the kitchen and downed a huge glass of juice. Then the panic kicked in. Ate toast with honey.....then a banana. After an hour I was still feeling terrible. Called in to work that I would be an hour late getting in. Went back to bed for an hour. Got up to a BG of 228. Exhausted. Feel like I've been hit by a truck.

[type1jenn]

Day 2

Once again I struggled to get in all my allowed meals. Seems a strange thing to say. I realized if I break it all up and eat every three hours, I can do quite well. My BG has been no higher than 125 all day. Amazing! In other news, my sensors still have not arrived. Long story short, USPS misplaced my shipment. Had to reorder. Takes two weeks to get approval. The red tape and hoop jumping gets old very quickly.

[type1jenn]

Day 1

The first thing I noticed..... I had to work to get in all of my allowed food. I have not been hungry at all. Second, my BG levels have been on the low side all day. That is triumph in and of itself. I need to stagger my carbs better so I don't have too many at the end of the day.

[sugarfreesweettooth]

[type1jenn]

Precisely!

[type1jenn]

Prep Day

So I spent a good portion of yesterday and today on researching meal plans and buying food for the start of my new endeavor, the 21 Day Fix. I am trying it without the Shakeology for the first round. I even took beginning photos and measurements. I nearly cried. There's nothing like seeing the truth staring you in the face to make you realize how far you have to go.