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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2170874" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi there, oh YES is the answer to your question. I was 56, did not fit the so called profile for type 2 other than age (Very high glucose level & ketones, slim, active which I know can fit any of the types but they didn't appear to). Straight into hospital and put on insulin whilst they umm'd and ah'dddd. Half the Consultants said type 1 and the other half type 2 but this was based on stereotyping as far as I could tell. The first dose of insulin put me into a hypo whilst in hospital so they said I was not insulin resistant either (to this day who knows if that's a true statement as I am sure that enough insulin would put most people in a hypo).Anyway, over the next 8 weeks they still wouldn't/couldn't say. So I had a C peptide test (to tell them how much insulin of my own I was still producing - 'lower end of normal') and an antibody test (positive). They weighed all of this up and said type1. 3 years previously I had been diagnosed as pre diabetic so that was another puzzle to them. You will get plenty of stories on this site but it is pretty normal for them not to be able to say straight off and if they do those extra tests (are they doing them for you?) then this does help to diagnose. Hope this helps. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2170874, member: 451727"] Hi there, oh YES is the answer to your question. I was 56, did not fit the so called profile for type 2 other than age (Very high glucose level & ketones, slim, active which I know can fit any of the types but they didn't appear to). Straight into hospital and put on insulin whilst they umm'd and ah'dddd. Half the Consultants said type 1 and the other half type 2 but this was based on stereotyping as far as I could tell. The first dose of insulin put me into a hypo whilst in hospital so they said I was not insulin resistant either (to this day who knows if that's a true statement as I am sure that enough insulin would put most people in a hypo).Anyway, over the next 8 weeks they still wouldn't/couldn't say. So I had a C peptide test (to tell them how much insulin of my own I was still producing - 'lower end of normal') and an antibody test (positive). They weighed all of this up and said type1. 3 years previously I had been diagnosed as pre diabetic so that was another puzzle to them. You will get plenty of stories on this site but it is pretty normal for them not to be able to say straight off and if they do those extra tests (are they doing them for you?) then this does help to diagnose. Hope this helps. x [/QUOTE]
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