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 GAD antibody in my blood, so it sounds as though there is a very limited lifespan of my insulin producing cells (certainly glyclazide was ineffective at squeezing any insulin out of my pancreas so I had to resort to injections).
Surely once the insulin producing cells have all gone, the antibodies would disappear, wouldn't they? I need to know.
The good news is that for the last three days I have taken no insulin and my blood sugar levels are normal! I think it is all the exercise I have taken.
I really hope to recover from type 1 diabetes.
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 GAD antibody in my blood, so it sounds as though there is a very limited lifespan of my insulin producing cells (certainly glyclazide was ineffective at squeezing any insulin out of my pancreas so I had to resort to injections).
Surely once the insulin producing cells have all gone, the antibodies would disappear, wouldn't they? I need to know.
The good news is that for the last three days I have taken no insulin and my blood sugar levels are normal! I think it is all the exercise I have taken.
I really hope to recover from type 1 diabetes.