Likely LADA, what should I expect?
Hi, all. I've been silently lurking for a few weeks now, just trying to absorb as much info as possible so I can come to grips on what to expect moving forward.
A bit of context, I'm an RN in the states (so baseline familiarity with T1D). I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in my first pregnancy and T2D after my second pregnancy. During my third/last pregnancy I was insulin dependent, and was on an insulin pump for the majority, but was able to come off and resume metformin (max dose) for a few more years with decent glycemic control (A1C of 6.2 in October). This was all good and well until last month when I became very ill and went to the ER with a BGL of >500 and LFTS quadruple normal levels. Immediately taken off metformin and now doing MDI with a dexcom CGM, which has helped tremendously, but BGLs are still trending higher than I'm comfortable with (frequently in the 200s, especially at night).
So, with all that said, PCP is highly suspicious of T1D. I haven't had any autoantibody or c-peptide levels drawn yet, and I don't see an endo until the end of the month. I'm honestly very frustrated, and feel I've been handed insulin and left to manage on my own with no solid grasp on what my carb-to-insulin ratio is or what specific dietary changes I should be making in the interim. I've felt like garbage for over a month now, and I'm struggling with the mental health aspect of things because of how rapidly my health has deteriorated /shifted. I guess I'm just looking for some comradery at this point. Just another voice out there that reminds me I'm not the only one dealing with this, and maybe some advice one what to do/expect moving forward.
Sorry for the wall of text, and thanks to whoever made it this far lol.