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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1640034" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>You haven't been diagnosed with anything. You are currently at "the mercy" of a private physician who has decided you will pay for tests, even though they are not clinically indicated. </p><p></p><p>The only thing that can diagnose diabetes is high hba1c or high blood glucose. You have neither.</p><p></p><p>Without high hba1c there is no indication for antibody testing. It is possible to be antibody positive and not get diabetes.</p><p></p><p>The only indication for fructosamine testing would be if you don't have normal erythropoiesis, normal glycation and normal erythrocyte rates.</p><p></p><p>If you are under the care of a private endocrinologist and you don't have type 1 then presumably your treatment is covered by your health insurance (although I suspect they might have something to say about paying for tests that aren't clinically indicated if they looked at it too closely). In the highly unlikely event the private tests result in a diabetes diagnosis and you are permanently resident in the uk you will get perfectly reasonable care in the NHS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1640034, member: 32394"] You haven't been diagnosed with anything. You are currently at "the mercy" of a private physician who has decided you will pay for tests, even though they are not clinically indicated. The only thing that can diagnose diabetes is high hba1c or high blood glucose. You have neither. Without high hba1c there is no indication for antibody testing. It is possible to be antibody positive and not get diabetes. The only indication for fructosamine testing would be if you don't have normal erythropoiesis, normal glycation and normal erythrocyte rates. If you are under the care of a private endocrinologist and you don't have type 1 then presumably your treatment is covered by your health insurance (although I suspect they might have something to say about paying for tests that aren't clinically indicated if they looked at it too closely). In the highly unlikely event the private tests result in a diabetes diagnosis and you are permanently resident in the uk you will get perfectly reasonable care in the NHS. [/QUOTE]
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