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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1635673" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Type 2 is a metabolic disease. Other metabolic diseases are high cholesterol and triglycerides, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance. They go hand in hand. </p><p></p><p>Whilst your doctor may believe you are too young for Type 2 (how old are you??) I wonder if he is up to date with this? More and more school children are now being diagnosed with Type 2. It isn't age restricted. </p><p></p><p>Your first job should be to ask for a print out of the test results. They will show which tests you had, what the results were, and what the standard range is for each test. They are invaluable, and in my opinion necessary for you to see. Your doctor has told you your cholesterol levels were elevated. That means absolutely nothing, to anyone. You need to know what the levels were, exactly how elevated, and which parts of the cholesterol were elevated. (There are a few different part to it). You also need to know your glucose test results, HbA1c result (the diagnostic test), liver and kidney function tests and full blood count tests. You could also do with knowing what your ketone levels were.</p><p></p><p>Did your doctor also do the c-peptide and GAD blood tests before he decided you may be Type 1? Deary me if he didn't. "Treated as Type 1" is an awful diagnosis. You can ask if these tests were done, or if they are going to be done, and the results of them.</p><p></p><p>Type 1 and Type 2 are very different diseases with very different treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1635673, member: 94045"] Type 2 is a metabolic disease. Other metabolic diseases are high cholesterol and triglycerides, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance. They go hand in hand. Whilst your doctor may believe you are too young for Type 2 (how old are you??) I wonder if he is up to date with this? More and more school children are now being diagnosed with Type 2. It isn't age restricted. Your first job should be to ask for a print out of the test results. They will show which tests you had, what the results were, and what the standard range is for each test. They are invaluable, and in my opinion necessary for you to see. Your doctor has told you your cholesterol levels were elevated. That means absolutely nothing, to anyone. You need to know what the levels were, exactly how elevated, and which parts of the cholesterol were elevated. (There are a few different part to it). You also need to know your glucose test results, HbA1c result (the diagnostic test), liver and kidney function tests and full blood count tests. You could also do with knowing what your ketone levels were. Did your doctor also do the c-peptide and GAD blood tests before he decided you may be Type 1? Deary me if he didn't. "Treated as Type 1" is an awful diagnosis. You can ask if these tests were done, or if they are going to be done, and the results of them. Type 1 and Type 2 are very different diseases with very different treatment. [/QUOTE]
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