type diagnosis

[aard]

After reading some posts just realised I have never been told what type of diabetes I have. I was just told my hb1 was too high and I had diabetes.

I just assumed it was type 2 (from symptoms).

Is this normal?

 

[JoKalsbeek]

After reading some posts just realised I have never been told what type of diabetes I have. I was just told my hb1 was too high and I had diabetes.

I just assumed it was type 2 (from symptoms).

Is this normal?

If you're not on insulin, but on medication like metformin or another tablet, diet-controlled or some such, it's pretty safe to say you're a T2. Some turn out to be a T1, LADA, Mody much later on, but this is the basic assumption made. The tests to determine type are expensive, so they usually go with an educated guess based on age, symptoms and weight. If things go from bad to worse the additional testing can be done though.

 

[Mike d]

Totally abnormal. When were you tested, what was the reading ?

Highly unlikely you'd be T1 otherwise you'd be speaking to us from the other side

 

[Jaylee]

After reading some posts just realised I have never been told what type of diabetes I have. I was just told my hb1 was too high and I had diabetes.

I just assumed it was type 2 (from symptoms).

Is this normal?

Hi,

You have a topic posted 11 months ago suggesting you were "pre-D for 10 years?" Then had an A1c of "6.7."

(If was attempting to find out what meds you're prescribed.)

We can't diagnose you on the forum.

What is your latest HbA1c? Are you prescribed any medication regarding your diabetes.

 

[Daibell]

Totally abnormal. When were you tested, what was the reading ?

Highly unlikely you'd be T1 otherwise you'd be speaking to us from the other side

If you are LADA (late onset T1) then you will be deteriorating over many months or years which confuses many GPs. If you have continued high BS despite low-carbing then LADA becomes possible as a diagnosis

 

[Hotpepper20000]

The gold standard for diagnosing T2 is the oral glucose

That is not the case for most people usually it’s a A1C Test that determines
T2.

 

[Hotpepper20000]

My A1C was 5.2 when I was diagnosed. It is prefectly possible to have an A1C in the low 5s and be VERY diabetic.

What Im responding to is that most people don’t have the oral glucose test before being diagnosed T2.
Not debating your experience