Hello From the North Woods of Michigan...

[Troutman]

My name is Earl..Im a type 2 Diabetic.I just got out the Hospital,had Pancreatitis.Lost 45 Lbs.1ac 12.5.was pretty sick.Im on Insulin now.Ive got lots of questions to ask..Im I a Type 1 Diabetic now?Thank you for any Help! Troutman (Earl)

[Harold]

Hi Earl and Welcme,

Ask away, we like questions.

"Im I a Type 1 Diabetic now?" PRobably not and unless you have a c-peptide and GAD antibody test run we will never know. Just putting you on insulin does not make you a type 1. Uncontrolled type 2 warrents insulin use, and it's expected that all type 2's eventually will end up on insulin. At least that was mostly true before they empowered us with self management. Good Luck! Did they say the insulin was foreever or just untill you get back in contro and what meds have you been on. Sounds like you have some stories to tell us.

[liz32]

hey and welcome
Liz:captain:

[Troutman]

Hi Earl and Welcme,

Ask away, we like questions.

"Im I a Type 1 Diabetic now?" PRobably not and unless you have a c-peptide and GAD antibody test run we will never know. Just putting you on insulin does not make you a type 1. Uncontrolled type 2 warrents insulin use, and it's expected that all type 2's eventually will end up on insulin. At least that was mostly true before they empowered us with self management. Good Luck! Did they say the insulin was foreever or just untill you get back in contro and what meds have you been on. Sounds like you have some stories to tell us.Ive been a type 2 Diabetic sence 1997.I receive my health care from the VA.I was told that If I loss 30 Lbs.I could control my Diabetic's with Diet.I thou it was working?My a1c was 6.0.Feld really good.about 3 weeks ago started having bad stomach pains.I went to the VA clinic in Gaylord,MI.My blood sugar 512mg/dl.Next I knew I was on my to the VA Hospital in Saganaw MI.I was there 3 days.They ran CT,Xrays,and all kind of labs.the one I knew was a1c and it was 12.52.They told me I have to go on Insulin (10 in the morning,and 4 at night NPH)500 Metformin morning and night.My BG's are still between 300&400 mg/dl.Still pretty weak.loss a lot of weigth.Are they bringing my blood sugars down slowly?Anyway where do I ask these Questions?Ive got a alot to ask!..Thank You...Trout

[Tsukia]

welcome to the forum
i just had my diagnosis changed recently too only mine went from type 1 to type 1a/1.5
but either way welcome and ask as many questions as you like everyone here is really open and helpful

[gettingby]

Hi Earl and Welcome. We are glad to have you as part of the family.
Don't worry if you post a question in the wrong place. One of the Mods will move it to the correct one.

[Harold]

Anyway where do I ask these Questions?In the General Diabetes forum will get you more answers. Not everyone reads the I & A forum.

[trpack]

Hey Troutman, welcome to the group. I am just up the road, over da bridge and through the real north woods from ya. I spent my younger years just south of Ludington though. Ask all of the questions that you want, there is a good group of people here and they aren't shy, you will get answers. So where does the troutman wet his line? I spend many of my days looking for that big ole brown in the Escanaba.

[Cyborg]

Welcome aboard :wavey:

[Troutman]

Hey Troutman, welcome to the group. I am just up the road, over da bridge and through the real north woods from ya. I spent my younger years just south of Ludington though. Ask all of the questions that you want, there is a good group of people here and they aren't shy, you will get answers. So where does the troutman wet his line? I spend many of my days looking for that big ole brown in the Escanaba....I Fish the north Brance of the AuSable River.Love to catch the Brookie's.Been a Fly fisherman all my life.Troutman was my CB handle when CB's were the big thing.the name just kind of stuck.....Trout

[trpack]

A beautiful river

[kgm0612]

Welcome to this great forum Earl. Lots of information to be found here!

Karen

[ProudNanaof5]

Welcome to the family, Earl. I love to trout fish, too. We fish at Beaver Dam. Glad you joined us.:hello: