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<blockquote data-quote="LondonC24" data-source="post: 2591240" data-attributes="member: 555684"><p>Hi everyone,</p><p></p><p>A quick background- I got told I was diabetic last May and GP thought I was type 1 (I was 24, weight lifting and cardio 4x a week, healthy weight and diet due to history of eating disorders). HBA1C was 72. I was asked to come in to test for ketones, which they found and I was sent straight to A&E for fear of DKA. A&E told me that whilst I wasn’t in DKA, I was diabetic, and needed to come in the next day for insulin. I returned the next day where my BM was 5.2 after eating and they told me I wasn’t diabetic, and that my HBA1C was high due to my size (I’m a size 10). GP then said I must be type 2 and put me on metformin. Was then referred to a diabetic specialist nurse who suggested I might be type 1 and in the honeymoon phase. Was told to come of the metformin and repeat HBA1C and do c-peptide test after 3 months, although he said it could take years for my c-peptide to come up. Results were normal for C-peptide and still high HBA1c.</p><p>They did a GADA test in Jan of this year and it’s come back negative.</p><p>My BMs are very rarely above 7 but when they are double digits my GP has told me not to worry, despite telling me to call them for advice when this happens.</p><p>I have no risk factors for type 2, nor any family history of pre-diabetes/diabetes at all. </p><p>What I do have however is my mother with borderline hypothyroidism and my sister with diagnosed hypothyroidism as well as endometriosis which is under investigation. I understand that LADA may be more common in those with family autoimmune condition?</p><p></p><p>Is it possible that I could be LADA and I may have the other varieties of antibody? I just can’t seem to get my head round a type 2 diagnosis. Any advice would be great</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LondonC24, post: 2591240, member: 555684"] Hi everyone, A quick background- I got told I was diabetic last May and GP thought I was type 1 (I was 24, weight lifting and cardio 4x a week, healthy weight and diet due to history of eating disorders). HBA1C was 72. I was asked to come in to test for ketones, which they found and I was sent straight to A&E for fear of DKA. A&E told me that whilst I wasn’t in DKA, I was diabetic, and needed to come in the next day for insulin. I returned the next day where my BM was 5.2 after eating and they told me I wasn’t diabetic, and that my HBA1C was high due to my size (I’m a size 10). GP then said I must be type 2 and put me on metformin. Was then referred to a diabetic specialist nurse who suggested I might be type 1 and in the honeymoon phase. Was told to come of the metformin and repeat HBA1C and do c-peptide test after 3 months, although he said it could take years for my c-peptide to come up. Results were normal for C-peptide and still high HBA1c. They did a GADA test in Jan of this year and it’s come back negative. My BMs are very rarely above 7 but when they are double digits my GP has told me not to worry, despite telling me to call them for advice when this happens. I have no risk factors for type 2, nor any family history of pre-diabetes/diabetes at all. What I do have however is my mother with borderline hypothyroidism and my sister with diagnosed hypothyroidism as well as endometriosis which is under investigation. I understand that LADA may be more common in those with family autoimmune condition? Is it possible that I could be LADA and I may have the other varieties of antibody? I just can’t seem to get my head round a type 2 diagnosis. Any advice would be great [/QUOTE]
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