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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 1607937" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. I'm not an expert, but have been down the LADA route with unhelpful GPs along the way so have learned the hard way. A c-peptide result towards the bottom of or below the normal range indicates low insulin output and hence LADA becomes a possibility. Tablets such as Gliclazide can stimulate the pancreatic cells for a while but insulin is likely to be required long term. Note that there are rarer forms of diabetes but lack of insulin will normally imply tablets leading on to insulin regardless. A positive GAD normally indicates a cause of cell death; there are other causes such as viruses. My c-peptide was done privately and I was asked to fast for it; there are arguments about this. Note that LADAs can go thru a long honeymoon period. Mine was at least 5 years during which insulin output continues to decay and tablets need to be increased leading to insulin injections when HBa1C rises and tablets stop working. The general advice is to start insulin earlier rather than later; I was started too late.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 1607937, member: 21149"] Hi. I'm not an expert, but have been down the LADA route with unhelpful GPs along the way so have learned the hard way. A c-peptide result towards the bottom of or below the normal range indicates low insulin output and hence LADA becomes a possibility. Tablets such as Gliclazide can stimulate the pancreatic cells for a while but insulin is likely to be required long term. Note that there are rarer forms of diabetes but lack of insulin will normally imply tablets leading on to insulin regardless. A positive GAD normally indicates a cause of cell death; there are other causes such as viruses. My c-peptide was done privately and I was asked to fast for it; there are arguments about this. Note that LADAs can go thru a long honeymoon period. Mine was at least 5 years during which insulin output continues to decay and tablets need to be increased leading to insulin injections when HBa1C rises and tablets stop working. The general advice is to start insulin earlier rather than later; I was started too late. [/QUOTE]
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