My brother was admitted to hospital Sunday and it was discovered he has type 1 diabetes – late onset (he is turning 30 in 8 days).

I am 21 (22 in April) and today he came from hospital and showed us his insulin, needles, etc. Anyway, he tested me with a new needle since he thinks I might have it. My reading came at 8.6, he apparently said normal is 5. His was still at 10 since he’s having trouble managing diabetes and a new diet – it’s only been 2 days since he found out.

He said he tested a friend after having 3 glasses of normal coke and he was at 5.6 and he tested me after a chocolate lamington and I was at 8.6, am I at risk of diabetes?

It’s 2am and I can’t sleep because I’m worried about getting tested.

I live in Australia – dunno if that makes a difference.
Ok well basically I wanted a yes or no answer from someone – I’ve read as much as humanly possible about diabetes and it’s causes, etc, yet found no info if 8.6 is high sugar level.

Yes, 8.6 is significantly elevated. There is a small chance that you may have just been hitting the peak glucose level from recently-eaten food (tests with continuous glucose monitors have shown that glucose levels aren’t nearly as stable as traditionally believed in people without diabetes), but, if you test a few more times and repeatedly see glucose levels above 6.6, then you most likely do have diabetes. Not "at risk", *have*.

However, fingerstick glucose meters are only accurate to within +/-20% and are only designed to aid people known to have diabetes in managing their condition. They are not designed for making that initial diagnosis. You really should see a doctor as soon as possible and get a proper diabetes screening done.

My specialist sayd that there is sometimes a "honeymoon" period with diabetes. He explained that when first diagnosed it is very managable and that I should find it easy to keep my sugar under control. But because it’s type 1 I will most likely end up on insulin. I am finding it very easy to control my sugar, I have stuck to a strict diet and my sugar has stayed between 5 and 6 for the last week, without meds. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this "honeymoon" period and if all type 1s end up on insulin?

You are NOT a Type 2!!! All of these answers are wrong, including the nurse’s. The poster can be a Type 1. Many Type 1′s experience what is called a "honeymoon period" for a brief time after diagnosis.

If you were diagnosed early, you will have some erratic abnormal blood sugars as your beta cells are killed off. You will also have some normal readings.

A "honeymoon" is when the patient’s last few remaining beta cells get into high gear and give out one last remaining "kick".

This USUALLY happens shortly after insulin therapy is started, and can last from a few weeks to months in most people if they continue to take small amounts of insulin and remain in good control of their blood sugars. High blood sugars are toxic to beta cells.

However, ALL Type 1′s will need to return to insulin as soon as those last cells are destroyed. We do not have a way to stop the autoimmunity yet.

You can ask your doctor to be part of a trial, there are many trials recruiting newly diagnosed Type 1′s who still have some residual beta cell function. That would be you!

They are testing immune modulation and regenerative drugs that may be able to extend the "honeymoon" period, and possibly preserve any insulin secreting cells you still have.

Go to www.clinicaltrials.gov and search for Type 1 diabetes trials.

Good luck!

A good site for Type 1′s is www.realitycheck.au.org.

Most websites and healthcare professionals know little about Type 1 unless they have special training, so this site is great if you have questions and no one to help you. Look for the "Starter Kit".

P.S. Adults can and do develop autoimmune (Type 1) diabetes. It is often called LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) in these patients.

EDIT: The role of cow’s milk is unclear in Type 1. Some studies say it contributes, some have shown it does not. Gluten appears
to play a role as well in some. However, these studies are used in the context of infant feeding timing, not in adults or those already with Type 1. Apprently infants prone to Type 1 who are first given casein (cow’s milk) at approximately 5 months seem to develop Type 1 diabetes less compared to infants fed sooner or later. There are other factors, such as a virus needed as well to develop it.

Healthy eating and cutting out dairy will NOT stop your Type 1 diabetes. Surprisingly, I do agree with a gluten and casein free diet for those with autoimmune diseases though. Just in case!

Of course, you most definitely can try going gluten and casein free to extend your honeymoon period, but I must reinforce the idea that a) nothing has been conclusively proven and b) Even if both are implicated one day in Type 1, once Type 1 has developed, a change such as this is not going to stop it.

Please maintain good control as long as you can and see your doctor about getting into a trial.

Learn more about diabetes at http://www.bloodsugarsimplified.com Diabetes is a disease where your body does not produce enough insulin, or else the insulin it produces is not doing what it is supposed to do, which is to lower blood sugar. As a result, your blood sugar levels increase causing hyperglycemia.

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if you have type 1 diabetes can too much soda and chocolate worsen it even if you drink diet soda and low fat chocolate
if you have type 1 diabetes can too much soda and chocolate worsen it even if you drink diet soda and low fat chocolate. i dont have diabetes but my best friend found out he had it and hes not taking it seriously i told him i would help like go on a diet with him but no dice

Hi,

Type one diabetes is a serious disease, and if he is not taking it seriously, I would say to dump him, as he would not make a good father.

Think of it this way, it is critical to change the oil on your car every 4,000 – 5,000 miles – it is called preventative maintenance. If you ignore it for years, the engine will need replacement every 40,000 miles or so, perhaps a shorter length if the engine runs out of oil.

Diabetes is much more critical than car maintenance, and if he is not taking it seriously, then he will not make a good father for any children, as they will not have him around in 30 years.

I suggest that you read these two books. And then try to get him to take some of the diet suggestions in the books. Strict adherence to this diet is not a requirement, yet following the diet more than 75% of the time will see the need for less medications, and then he will start to feel better, and probably have much more energy too.

It would be really boring to follow the diet each day, and never take a treat every once in a while.

Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes.

The PH Miracle for Diabetes. By Dr. Young.

Dr. Young writes that eating a more acidic diet can cause problems with a diabetic, and might even be a root cause to why so many have diabetes these days. Soft drinks are very acidic, and should stop drinking them – even diet ones that have artificial sweeteners that make it even worse.

Dr. Barnard writes that he used to recommend his diet plan, and the people resisted, until he had documented results of trials with patients that showed they could reduce medication in some cases by 50%, lose weight, and see their cholesterol improve as well.

The last time I drank a soft drink, I got muscle cramps within about 30 minutes. I don’t think I will ever have another soft drink. I used to get the 44 ounce soft drinks, eat at Taco Bell, and refill the cup before leaving, so I could drink another quart on the way home.

Now I only drink 9.5 PH water. It keeps you from getting muscle cramps, and it assists in raising the PH of the body, and that seems to make the insulin work more effectively in a diabetic.

I also suggest that you both give up using artificial sweeteners as much as practical. I would not search a product label to make sure it has no artificial sweeteners, but would not buy diet products that includes some sort of artificial sweeteners.

Also try to avoid eating to much cheese. This has a high concentration of animal fats. While a small amount in a bit of food is OK, I would not recommend eating chunks of cheese, and would skip a cheese sandwich, as it contains a little to much animal fats.

I know – Nachos is one of my favorite foods – but I want to eat healthier now too. A taco with some cheese is still OK to me, but not more than a certain amount each day.

You might want to watch this video of a diabetic patient that did not control his diet to well, and this can lead to poor circulation to the toes, and to the gangrene that this guy had. Note that he reduced his diabetes medication in one month from 16 units to only 10 because he was eating better and drinking alkaline water.

Good Luck!

if you have type 1 diabetes can too much soda and chocolate worsen it even if you drink diet soda and low fat chocolate
if you have type 1 diabetes can too much soda and chocolate worsen it even if you drink diet soda and low fat chocolate. i dont have diabetes but my best friend found out he had it and hes not taking it seriously i told him i would help like go on a diet with him but no dice

Hi,

Type one diabetes is a serious disease, and if he is not taking it seriously, I would say to dump him, as he would not make a good father.

Think of it this way, it is critical to change the oil on your car every 4,000 – 5,000 miles – it is called preventative maintenance. If you ignore it for years, the engine will need replacement every 40,000 miles or so, perhaps a shorter length if the engine runs out of oil.

Diabetes is much more critical than car maintenance, and if he is not taking it seriously, then he will not make a good father for any children, as they will not have him around in 30 years.

I suggest that you read these two books. And then try to get him to take some of the diet suggestions in the books. Strict adherence to this diet is not a requirement, yet following the diet more than 75% of the time will see the need for less medications, and then he will start to feel better, and probably have much more energy too.

It would be really boring to follow the diet each day, and never take a treat every once in a while.

Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes.

The PH Miracle for Diabetes. By Dr. Young.

Dr. Young writes that eating a more acidic diet can cause problems with a diabetic, and might even be a root cause to why so many have diabetes these days. Soft drinks are very acidic, and should stop drinking them – even diet ones that have artificial sweeteners that make it even worse.

Dr. Barnard writes that he used to recommend his diet plan, and the people resisted, until he had documented results of trials with patients that showed they could reduce medication in some cases by 50%, lose weight, and see their cholesterol improve as well.

The last time I drank a soft drink, I got muscle cramps within about 30 minutes. I don’t think I will ever have another soft drink. I used to get the 44 ounce soft drinks, eat at Taco Bell, and refill the cup before leaving, so I could drink another quart on the way home.

Now I only drink 9.5 PH water. It keeps you from getting muscle cramps, and it assists in raising the PH of the body, and that seems to make the insulin work more effectively in a diabetic.

I also suggest that you both give up using artificial sweeteners as much as practical. I would not search a product label to make sure it has no artificial sweeteners, but would not buy diet products that includes some sort of artificial sweeteners.

Also try to avoid eating to much cheese. This has a high concentration of animal fats. While a small amount in a bit of food is OK, I would not recommend eating chunks of cheese, and would skip a cheese sandwich, as it contains a little to much animal fats.

I know – Nachos is one of my favorite foods – but I want to eat healthier now too. A taco with some cheese is still OK to me, but not more than a certain amount each day.

You might want to watch this video of a diabetic patient that did not control his diet to well, and this can lead to poor circulation to the toes, and to the gangrene that this guy had. Note that he reduced his diabetes medication in one month from 16 units to only 10 because he was eating better and drinking alkaline water.

Good Luck!

Lately i have been showing the symptoms for type 1 diabetes, and it has been going on this last month.
But my question is for people who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, What was it like when you first thought you had this decease? How did you feel at the time and what were some of the big signs that you had it? PLEASE BE VERY DETAILED

Thank you very much.

Frequent Urination. I’m talking i’ll just go to the and then 30 seconds later i’ll need to go again.
Shaking. So bad it’s difficult to write.
Tiredness. Really tired
Vomiting. Like once a day

it is possible to manage diabetes without insulin because Halley beery has type 1 diabetes an she dose not take the insulin she just changed her diet an stuff like that how do i manage type 1 diabetes without that please tell me doctors only an people with type 1 diabetes i really need your help with this

Your information is incorrect……..Type 1 diabetics are producing very little or no insulin from their pancreas, therefore insulin injections (or pump) are needed to sustain life, there are no substitutions.

Since I was young, I’ve had sensitive blood sugar. About once a month I’ll suddenly become very hungry, with horrible headaches and dizziness, and have to stop everything and eat and drink slowly until I can sit up again. This is just my norm. I can’t skip a meal without getting very sick. (Throwing up, shakiness, fatigue) Do you show symptoms of type 1 diabetes suddenly or gradually? I’ve had some minor health problems for a few months, and I feel like something is wrong.

Although type 1 diabetes itself develops gradually (months to years), the symptoms usually come on rather quickly (days to weeks) and are usually severe. The main symptoms of type 1 diabetes include:

extreme thirst
frequent urination
fatigue
weight loss

What you describe sounds more like hypoglycemia than diabetes.

years did they have Type 1 diabetes?

my buddy eric died 3.17.04 to type 1 diabetes. he was diagnosed with it in junior high and was 34 when he died, so he had it for about half his life.

if i need to elaborate i’m happy to do so. and if you or someone you know has type 1 diabetes, i wish you or them all the best. it’s a tough one.

I would like to know if you suffer from diabetes type 1 was it caused by gestational diabetes or genetic? Do you have a controlled diet, take insulin and exercise? I am doing a research on gestational diabetes and would like to know if affects the child as they grow. Please, Please, i need your responses and honesty. I need about 50 responses. Thank you all…

I am one:(