Sorry for the duplicate post, but realised this might be a better place to ask: I've just been to the GP and he advised me that my GAD result is extremely elevated.
I was diagnosed with diabetes three months ago, but because I'm not very overweight (my BMI is normal, though I have too much belly fat) and relatively young, they were running Islet and GAD antibody tests... the Islet came back as normal, but the GAD - which has only just come back - is 1682. The normal range is 0 - 5.
My GP was pretty useless as he says he doesn't know anything about what GAD test results do and don't mean - and then started reading from the screen which said 'further tests may be required for epilepsy...' - and then he said a few other illnesses that I've never heard of. He then said I would need to speak to my diabetes consultant, who of course I won't be able to get hold of now till monday morning at the earliest.
Do any of you know what GAD test results mean? Does is mean I'm definitely type 1, even though my Islets were normal?
I am very prone to getting very wound up and anxious with things relating to my health, so if you do know it means something awful, can I ask you be sensitive in how you reply as I'm really, really worried... thank you x
