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Message: <blockquote data-quote="janeliz" data-source="post: 1027218" data-attributes="member: 49054">There are many classifications of diabetes. The majority are either treated for type 1 or type 2. Most of the other types don't really have their own treatment so many people only get referred to as either type 1 or 2. There appear to be only two types of diabetes management, Type 1 and Type 2. Specialists also talk about whether you are antibody positive or negative as a sub group. It's not as clear cut as one would expect.IzzieS....blood sugars have no bearing on what type you are, that's down to your management. By your results though you are doing well. You may well still be type 2 as the pancreatitis did not cause the diabetes at the time, it came on gradually like type 2 tends to as the pancreas you had left stops producing or the body cannot use the insulin you produce correctly. There are lots of other factors too.Type 3c is secondary to chronic pancreatitis or severe cases of acute pancreatitis where loss of pancreatic function occurs.Type 2's can progress onto insulin as the pancreas production of insulin lowers and tablets/diet fail to control it, but they usually remain as Type 2 on insulin.Not as easy as you think. Which is why so many of us struggle with control of diabetes.The body is a remarkable, something too many of us abuse or take for granted!!!!</blockquote>

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