Geoff, you seem really bright. Can you explain the difference between LADA and MODY1,2,3? I have kind of a porous brain and am going to have to look up MDI, is that a kind of insulin? Also, what tests showed your change
I'm just up, and my brain isn't fully awake yet, so just a quick response on MDI. Multiple Daily Injections of basal (once or split) and bolus insulin (to cover eating, so usually 3 times. As opposed to an insulin pump, or other insulin regimes e.g. once or twice a day of mixed insulin.
Geoff
Geoff, you seem really bright. Can you explain the difference between LADA and MODY1,2,3? I have kind of a porous brain and am going to have to look up MDI, is that a kind of insulin? Also, what tests showed your change
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_mody.html
Geoff, you seem really bright. Can you explain the difference between LADA and MODY1,2,3? I have kind of a porous brain and am going to have to look up MDI, is that a kind of insulin? Also, what tests showed your change
"MODY is often referred to as "
monogenic diabetes"
[3][4] to distinguish it from the more common types of diabetes (especially
type 1 and
type 2), which involve more complex combinations of causes involving multiple genes and environmental factors."
"In some forms of MODY, standard treatment is appropriate, though exceptions occur:
- In MODY2, oral agents are relatively ineffective and insulin is unnecessary.
- In MODY1 and MODY3, insulin may be more effective than drugs to increase insulin sensitivity."
"The tools for management are similar for all forms of diabetes: blood testing, changes in
diet, physical
exercise,
oral hypoglycemic agents, and insulin injections. In many cases these goals can be achieved more easily with MODY than with ordinary types 1 and 2 diabetes."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maturity_onset_diabetes_of_the_young
This wiki article may be a bit too detailed. MODY is essentially "caused by mutations in an
autosomal dominant gene[2] disrupting
insulin production" and is inherited. So it's not autoimmune, or brought about by insulin resistance.
I'd sum it up by saying MODYs are special
@Contralto. If you're like me, you've never wanted to be 'normal' !
Geoff