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    Type 2 or LADA?

    I am totally at a loss as to what to do. We obviously need to see what his CT (with contrast - thorax/abdomen/pelvis) shows as this will check out his pancreas, as well as having a general look around for a tumour (strong family history of cancer) to try to explain away the weight loss. In the...
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    Type 2 or LADA?

    Update: he is still losing weight (down another 3.5lbs in about 3 weeks) and has a CT scan today. We were initially told the lab had refused to test the bloods, then received a separate text message saying he was T2. Having looked on the app, his GAD test came back at < 5.0 kiu/L (vs a normal...
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    Type 2 or LADA?

    He is not hungry immediately after his meals, but they aren’t sustaining him for long before he feels hungry again. I gets loads of cold meats, cheeses, nuts, tomatoes, etc in for him to snack on, so it’s not like he isn’t eating plenty. Might get some heavy cream in and try making him a custard...
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    Type 2 or LADA?

    Thank you all for the responses! We saw the diabetes nurse at noon and it transpires that the other diabetes “nurse” who told him to stop finger prick testing his BG and who tried to prescribe him statins was actually a pharmacist! Our usual nurse has written him back up for the testing strips...
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    Type 2 or LADA?

    Hello everyone! I am new here. My lovely husband spent a good 18 months or more tired, losing weight, noticed difference in vision, numbness in hands and feet, infection in groin area etc. All very unusual for him! He has never been someone to suffer ill health. Had blood tests and...
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