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    Type 3c - how many are we?

    Hi all, I've been type3c since I had an acute gallstone attack on 1st October 2011. This caused major inflamation of my pancreas and multiple organ shut down. Luckily I recovered but suffered necrosis of the pancreas and lost about 80% of it. Still have the head left apparently - the rest...
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    Diet control ?

    Not sure if this is the right forum but I'm still new to my Diabetes to it feels like the right place to ask this? I've been gettign to grips with my diabetes over the last 6 weeks and last week the diabetic nurse told me I didn't need to see her again (unless I wanted to) as things seem to be...
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    A rare breed - secondary Type2 diabetes..

    @Pete - thanks for the info. I'll raise it with my DN next week when I next see them. As she said on my first visit, I don't fall into your normal catergory T1/T2 diabetic group as my onset was due to pancreatitic damage. Given I can still produce insulin it may be why they just have me on glic...
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    A rare breed - secondary Type2 diabetes..

    Hi, I've recently been diagnosed as Type2 diabetic. This has come about due to a severe gallstone attack last october causing pancreatitis. That led to inflamation, then necrosis of my pancreas over Xmas 2011. I ended up losing 80% of my pancreas. The remaining 20% seemed to be working ok and...
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    A rare breed - secondary Type2 diabetes..

    Hi, I've recently been diagnosed as Type2 diabetic. This has come about due to a severe gallstone attack last october causing pancreatitis. That led to inflamation, then necrosis of my pancreas over Xmas 2011. I ended up losing 80% of my pancreas. The remaining 20% seemed to be working ok and...