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<blockquote data-quote="kesun" data-source="post: 853143" data-attributes="member: 39776"><p>Hi Poppy,</p><p></p><p>Doctors tend not to consider anything other than T2 if you're diagnosed older than your thirties. But this is being shown more and more often to be mistaken, as older T2s turn out to be have LADA, MODY or mitochondrial forms of diabetes. One doctor told me I couldn't possibly have MODY as I was over 25 at diagnosis, but now the guidelines have changed to include all ages. The main reason it's important to distinguish what type you have is so that you get the right medication. For example, many LADAs have been given metformin that they don't need instead of insulin that they do.</p><p></p><p>However, every type is helped by cutting down on carbs, so you're absolutely doing the right thing.</p><p></p><p>Kate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kesun, post: 853143, member: 39776"] Hi Poppy, Doctors tend not to consider anything other than T2 if you're diagnosed older than your thirties. But this is being shown more and more often to be mistaken, as older T2s turn out to be have LADA, MODY or mitochondrial forms of diabetes. One doctor told me I couldn't possibly have MODY as I was over 25 at diagnosis, but now the guidelines have changed to include all ages. The main reason it's important to distinguish what type you have is so that you get the right medication. For example, many LADAs have been given metformin that they don't need instead of insulin that they do. However, every type is helped by cutting down on carbs, so you're absolutely doing the right thing. Kate [/QUOTE]
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