haha poor bugger are you serious that you didnt have one iota of a honeymoon? not a period of using stuff all insulin?
I was dx'ed at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla the year after I graduated from UCSD. I was playing in a band and working at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego as a set builder. I was a real busy guy -- not a lot of time to tend to how I was feeling -- and I'd swear I spent more time at the water cooler and in the loo than working on the sets. I was the same height I am now back then (1982), but whereas I weigh 185 pounds right now, I was a meager 127 pounds back then... perhaps I had a honeymoon before I was dx'ed? Who knows. All I know is I never had one after my dx, and I was certainly starving in the midst of plenty.
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Have you basal tested yet? It could be you need to adjust that as well as figure out your carb to insulin ratio. All that may be changing.
Not to but into your other convo but I see we are neighbors...I live in Encino. It's kind of nice to find other adult T1's lurking in the Valley...
For 30 years I have been injecting in restaurant restrooms and testing almost everywhere out there... and I have never once -- not one single time -- seen anyone else doing what I do. I thought I was the only one! Ha!!
Nice to make your acquaintance, drsoosie. I'm sure there are many (MANY) more of us -- here (in the val), there and everywhere.
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I love Mountain Bikes.
I was born in Culver City, California. Central Florida is my home now.
>> I love Mountain Bikes.
YOU... are in the wrong state! :)
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I am not in the best state, but we have unreclaimed phosphate mines with narrow and tall ridges that weave in and out of gator infested ponds, that are only inches from the trail, and one bobble your in the Florida swamp swimming club. Even the great Tinker Jaurez went swimming off one of our extremely technical trails here in Fl. By the way I ride there (Loyce Harpe Park, Lakeland Fl.) year round.
A miserable day is when it starts out in the upper 40's and climbs into the high sixties low seventies.
I am on vacation this week and went and rode 16 miles at the park today:)
That's awesome. I've raced against Tinker before (well, hardly -- I watch as he effortlessly rolls by me... and everyone else). He's just a year or two younger than me now, and still killing it in the enduro events here is SoCal. Unbelievable staying power.
Keep riding!
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He has some comments on his website, about what he expected and what he actually experienced with our Central Florida trails. I think the park was still called Carter Rd. park then, I think Tinker was impressed with our trail. Did I happen to mention it is 7 miles from my front door to the trail head?
What time frame did those of you late onset Type 1's begin Insulin?
Yes I am sure you are correct!!! I am newer to this whole thing...three years in... so for sure I have never seen other adults sneakily lifting their shirts to inject at the dinner table. Seriously, if you ever go to the Humous Grill in Tarzana on a Friday night you will find me eating there at the bar and injecting away in public! Nice to meet you too!
@ Parrformance - Do you know Jubie?
Yes mam.
I have ridden with him a couple of times over the years, I saw him at the ride for Goeff last night, I don't know if he saw me.
I was dx'ed at 23 in January, 1982, with a late onset IDDM diagnosis. I started insulin immediately, and never had a honeymoon. I was on Regular and NPH until the mid-2000s when I was finally able to switch to more modern meds (Novolog/Lantus, sometimes Humalog).
I got married in 1993 and didn't have a honeymoon either. Jeez! Seems to be my thing...
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It seems like everyone that I read about who have adult onset type 1, (who have been properly dx) begin Insulin right a way. I am concerened that the ancient Endo that I am seeing is to "old school" thinking Insulin is a "last resort".
I have finally after 15 months made another appointment with a different Endo to get a second opinion.
Interesting. The doc who dx'ed me is long dead now, as is the man who took over from him when I moved to LA in 1983 -- Dr. Sherman Holvey. Dr. Holvey was a great man (and head of the ADA for a while back then -- his name was even imprinted on my old ADA card back in the day! -- I always thought that was cool -- that MY doc was on the ADA card...). Both docs were all about the insulin -- it was never even a question for me.
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My endo is Brian Lake, Gessler Clinic, Winter Haven. I was dx'd Jan 2009 at age 52. Became his patient Nov 2009. If you're not pleased with the 2nd Endo, consider him.
Dr. Lake is who we made the appointment with, I am glad that you are pleased with him. My appointment is in May, unless they have a cancellation come up before then. I want to cancel my other Endo appointment, but I do not want to get the cart ahead of the horse just yet.
Is Dr. Lake really in his thirties or early forties?
Yes, he is. I like him and hope you do, too.If you come with questions, he'll answer. Have you had diabetes education class? I found my class to be very informative. I took it through Bond Clinic, before Lake came to Gessler. I found it to be a bit discouraging being only T1 of the diabetics taking the class, but I still learned.
tudiabetes is also a great source of information.