Mep
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So if a Type 2's pancreas does develop antibodies what name does that illness have?.
You'd have auto immune diabetes (type 1 or type 1.5) if you had antibodies as per GAD test result. If you're referring to the c-peptide test results which looks at your insulin production... then you'd still be type 2. That's my experience.... my GAD results doesn't show antibodies present, although my c-peptide result came back in the red meaning I'm insulin deficient and need to be on insulin therapy to treat my diabetes. I don't have the same auto immune diabetes like type 1. I just have beta cell damage to my pancreas. As others have mentioned already if you do have a positive GAD result then you would've been misdiagnosed in the first place.