Rob2011

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I have been told my body is making more than enough insulin.
My glucose level has been 450+ over seven years now.
I had a bad reaction to insulin injectables and got tested by an Allergist.
My doctor says I'm allergic to insulin, that my immune system is making
antibodies to neutralize my insulin and any I inject, and it's not standard Type2.

My Endo dr. wants to put me on anti-rejection transplant meds to override my
immune system. He also said they haven't dealt with this in over 10 years.?
Does any of this sound right?
 
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Kittycat_7_

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
It doesn't sound right, if your body was producing enough insulin you wouldn't be diabetic.
 

catapillar

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
It doesn't sound right, if your body was producing enough insulin you wouldn't be diabetic.

Well, that's incorrect. There are plenty of people with type 2 diabetes who are producing more than enough insulin. It isn't an insufficient insulin production that causes type 2. It's the cells response to insulin: being insulin resistant.

I have been told my body is making more than enough insulin.
My glucose level has been 450+ over seven years now.
I had a bad reaction to insulin injectables and got tested by an Allergist.
My doctor says I'm allergic to insulin, that my immune system is making
antibodies to neutralize my insulin and any I inject, and it's not standard Type2.

My Endo dr. wants to put me on anti-rejection transplant meds to override my
immune system. He also said they haven't dealt with this in over 10 years.?
Does any of this sound right?

What exactly was the test your Allergist did? Did it show IgG antibodies or IgE and IgM antibodies? Were these antibodies there only after you had started treatment with injected insulin? What injected insulin have you tried treatment with? Rapid acting or NPH human insulins are less allergenic than basal insulins and bovine/porkine insulins. How high were the levels of antibodies on your tests? Only if you have very high IgG antibodies would that hinder insulin working, but you would still have the allergic reaction. How is your injected insulin being delivered? Via pen or pump? Has anyone discussed diaport with you, rather than immunosuppressants?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125765
 
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