Recent Content by Hunya

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    Carbs and Cals App

    Hi Lenny I am also curious, having been recommended it by a Diabetic Specialist Nurse. The reason I hesitate is that I have been told calorie counting can lead to obsession with body image. For this reason I wonder if there is an application, which helps estimate carbohydrate content...
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    What does a GAD antibody do once it has destroyed insulin?

    Re: What does a GAD antibody do once it has destroyed insuli Thank you! I was diagnosed type 1 11 months ago and have been taking insulin until last week, when I found my requirement for levemir (basal insulin, as you say) went down to 3 units, and I still wanted to cycle, so I have cut...
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    What does a GAD antibody do once it has destroyed insulin?

    Re: What does a GAD antibody do once it has destroyed insuli Thank you all three. If this were a honeymoon period I would have my passport back by now. It is not risk I am afraid of but long term misery. Insulin depresses me. Thank you for the well delivered advice. I find all of the...
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    What does a GAD antibody do once it has destroyed insulin?

    This may sound like an academic question, but to me it may be practical. I want to know what a GAD antibody does after it has destroyed all of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Basically, I have only recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes but have off-the-scale quantities of...
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    What units are GAD antibody tests measured in?

    Thank you so much phoenix. That is a relief. units per millilitre, I suppose. I have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, although it was originally LADA I suspected. I like ordinary. It is less likely to be regulated by politicians. I am doing some reading about antibodies now. I want to...
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    What units are GAD antibody tests measured in?

    Thank you for the link, which is exactly the page which brought me to this forum. I hope it was of interest to you. It does not answer my question, which is: What units are GAD antibody tests measured in? The scale goes fro 0 to 2000 and I am above that range. I need to know what units the...
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    What units are GAD antibody tests measured in?

    Blood sugar is measured in mmol/L, or millimoles per litre. GAD antibody test is equivocal between 0 and 5. Results between 5 and 25 indicate a positive result, which means probably type 1 diabetes. Above 25 the results are called strongly positive. My results were 2000 but they could have been...