We knew that today would be a difficult day, but we in no way anticipated how hard hearing the news would actually be. We were very well prepared patients and took in with us a copy of Dustin's last three blood test results. We took a record of his blood sugar levels from the last several weeks and a food diary. The nurse was very impressed by our preparedness. And in fact this worked out well for us because they didn't need to take a baseline blood test and were able to make an official diagnosis right on the spot.
Short Story... Dustin is Type 1 Diabetic and will need to begin daily insulin injections as soon as we can meet with the diabetes educator (which will be next Wednesday)
Long Story... Dustin has lost 90-95% of his insulin production in the last six months. When we first began on this journey over six months ago his levels of insulin production were labeled as normal on his blood test. The blood work that he had completed just a few weeks ago came back with insulin levels that were undetectable. It is a little unique that Dustin has developed Type 1 Diabetes so late in his life. Technically speaking his doctor said that he isn't quite yet Type 1 Diabetic (I'm not sure the reasoning for this and will hopefully learn more on Wednesday), and would be officially classified as having Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood (LADA). The doctor said that he was really shocked that Dustin hasn't been hospitalized as of yet, and said that this is most likely due to the strict diet that he has been keeping. We still have a ton of questions, so I'm sorry that I can't give you more information. But hopefully we will be finding out more very soon!
Please pray for strength during this difficult time. Although we knew that this was coming it still doesn't make it less difficult to hear.
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