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Confused about my doctors/consultants advice, am I type 1.5?
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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 830857" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hi mrbondsbody! I'm glad to see that several of the guys have mentioned MODY - it seems highly unlikely you are Type 2 - possible, but you do not have the main risk factors i.e. overweight, over 45, female with PCOS, of Asian origin and over 25 (obviously I don't know for sure you don't have this risk factor!). So, unlikely.</p><p> </p><p>LADA would be the first thought - and the lack of antibodies do not actually rule that out (the presence of them would be a cause of diagnosis, but the absence doesn't rule it out). LADA is not hereditary although it is thought to have a genetic element, so your family history of diabetes would be largely a coincidence. I would say that although LADA is the most likely explanation, you do have the markers for the less common MODY - which is a whole set of different genetic forms of diabetes rather than a single condition. If you do have LADA, a VLCD will help with the most effective use of your remaining beta cells, but you will eventually progress to insulin, so you should test fairly frequently and make sure you insist on regular HbA1cs to make sure you don't end up very ill by failing to notice you have progressed beyond the point where you need insulin.</p><p> </p><p>At your age i.e. an age where you have or might expect to one day have children, and with your family history of a non-progressing form of diabetes, the NHS is actually very sympathetic to funding MODY tests, because it is hereditary and you would want to know as soon as possible if you have passed the condition on to children (or might do one day). I think Exeter is the only place where tests for MODY are carried out, although that might have changed in the last few years.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, have a read of the Exeter MODY web site and if you think it's a possibility, ask your doctor about it - but be prepared that they'll know nothing about MODY and you might need to contact Exeter yourself to see what your options are for testing.</p><p> </p><p>Nothing wrong with low-carb though whichever type of diabetes you have!</p><p> </p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 830857, member: 29301"] Hi mrbondsbody! I'm glad to see that several of the guys have mentioned MODY - it seems highly unlikely you are Type 2 - possible, but you do not have the main risk factors i.e. overweight, over 45, female with PCOS, of Asian origin and over 25 (obviously I don't know for sure you don't have this risk factor!). So, unlikely. LADA would be the first thought - and the lack of antibodies do not actually rule that out (the presence of them would be a cause of diagnosis, but the absence doesn't rule it out). LADA is not hereditary although it is thought to have a genetic element, so your family history of diabetes would be largely a coincidence. I would say that although LADA is the most likely explanation, you do have the markers for the less common MODY - which is a whole set of different genetic forms of diabetes rather than a single condition. If you do have LADA, a VLCD will help with the most effective use of your remaining beta cells, but you will eventually progress to insulin, so you should test fairly frequently and make sure you insist on regular HbA1cs to make sure you don't end up very ill by failing to notice you have progressed beyond the point where you need insulin. At your age i.e. an age where you have or might expect to one day have children, and with your family history of a non-progressing form of diabetes, the NHS is actually very sympathetic to funding MODY tests, because it is hereditary and you would want to know as soon as possible if you have passed the condition on to children (or might do one day). I think Exeter is the only place where tests for MODY are carried out, although that might have changed in the last few years. Anyway, have a read of the Exeter MODY web site and if you think it's a possibility, ask your doctor about it - but be prepared that they'll know nothing about MODY and you might need to contact Exeter yourself to see what your options are for testing. Nothing wrong with low-carb though whichever type of diabetes you have! Smidge [/QUOTE]
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