I was told last week that someone can be T2 and have a lack of insulin lowering over time or be insulin resistant. I thought a lowering of insulin supply over time was the honeymoon period for LADA. I’m so confused.
So if I’m possibly getting lower in my insulin output I should be classed as LADA? I’m waiting results of a new c peptide test. They won’t do a gad test as I “had one a few years ago and it was negative”. It’s all such hard work!! I was told LADA have antibodies. So confused!
LADA is a type of Type 1 diabetes. Someone with no antibodies can't be LADA. If you haven't got antibodies, you are most likely Type 2. Insulin production also declines with Type 2 diabetes. By the time blood glucose goes up and diabetes is diagnosed, 40% of the insulin producing beta cells have already been lost. Glucose toxicity from high blood glucose also destroys beta cells, which is why keeping blood glucose down is important for preventing progression of the diabetes.So if I’m possibly getting lower in my insulin output I should be classed as LADA? ...
There is an assumption by the medics that all beta cell death is caused by antibodies yet that may not be true. It is true that viruses can cause beta cell death and whether that involves antibodies seems to be unknown. I know someone who had a liver virus which also caused her to become T1. My GAD was negative and I believe my LADA was caused by a virus as I had a high white cell count at the time of diagnosis. The cause is almost irrelevant but the C-Peptide test is probably the most useful as it points to the right treatment needed. My honeymoon period has lasted 8-10 years whereas for some it's a year; explain that.So if I’m possibly getting lower in my insulin output I should be classed as LADA? I’m waiting results of a new c peptide test. They won’t do a gad test as I “had one a few years ago and it was negative”. It’s all such hard work!! I was told LADA have antibodies. So confused!
There is an assumption by the medics that all beta cell death is caused by antibodies yet that may not be true. It is true that viruses can cause beta cell death and whether that involves antibodies seems to be unknown. I know someone who had a liver virus which also caused her to become T1. My GAD was negative and I believe my LADA was caused by a virus as I had a high white cell count at the time of diagnosis. The cause is almost irrelevant but the C-Peptide test is probably the most useful as it points to the right treatment needed. My honeymoon period has lasted 8-10 years whereas for some it's a year; explain that.
LADA is a type of Type 1 diabetes. Someone with no antibodies can't be LADA. If you haven't got antibodies, you are most likely Type 2. Insulin production also declines with Type 2 diabetes. By the time blood glucose goes up and diabetes is diagnosed, 40% of the insulin producing beta cells have already been lost. Glucose toxicity from high blood glucose also destroys beta cells, which is why keeping blood glucose down is important for preventing progression of the diabetes.
Thanks. You say insulin production declines with T2 but I keep reading on here that people with T2 produce too much insulin because they are insulin resistant. Are you saying there can be two different types of T2?
Thanks. You say insulin production declines with T2 but I keep reading on here that people with T2 produce too much insulin because they are insulin resistant. Are you saying there can be two different types of T2?