Content2B
07-22-2009, 02:27 PM
Hi,
I just joined and have really been encouraged by the posts and replies I have read. I'm going through another change in regimen and am feeling a little alone in the world, know what I mean? Short history: I was diagnosed as a "borderline diabetic" when I was just nine years old. My fasting bs were normal, but glucose tolerance tests showed bs rise to 300's. In 1975, they had no clue what to do with me, I wasn't "normal" so they just put me on a diabetic diet and tested my fastings regularly. Fast-forward twenty-five years: My fastings were between 110-118, but I had health problems associated with long-term untreated diabetes. They called me Type 2 and started treatment with oral meds. I didn't fit the Type 2 profile - 30 something, underweight. They now say I have MODY, a genetic form. I've been taking the maximum dose of metformin for four years, also take amaryl and now inject byetta. They're trying to back me off the metformin. I feel like ****. It takes so long for my body to adjust to changes in meds. Any suggestions for coping?
I just joined and have really been encouraged by the posts and replies I have read. I'm going through another change in regimen and am feeling a little alone in the world, know what I mean? Short history: I was diagnosed as a "borderline diabetic" when I was just nine years old. My fasting bs were normal, but glucose tolerance tests showed bs rise to 300's. In 1975, they had no clue what to do with me, I wasn't "normal" so they just put me on a diabetic diet and tested my fastings regularly. Fast-forward twenty-five years: My fastings were between 110-118, but I had health problems associated with long-term untreated diabetes. They called me Type 2 and started treatment with oral meds. I didn't fit the Type 2 profile - 30 something, underweight. They now say I have MODY, a genetic form. I've been taking the maximum dose of metformin for four years, also take amaryl and now inject byetta. They're trying to back me off the metformin. I feel like ****. It takes so long for my body to adjust to changes in meds. Any suggestions for coping?