gad antibodies

I had a series of symptoms such as excessive drinking, excessive urination, constant fatigue I took a blood test I went to an endocrinologist for 317 fasting sugars and 10.7 a1c, Metformin was prescribed for me and anti-gad test The result of the antibody test was positive But with metformin...

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the spring of 2019 at the age of 31. I went to the doctor for unexplained weight loss of 15 lbs over a few months. Blood work came back with an A1C of 7.8%. Because of my lack of risk factors (healthy weight, active lifestyle) and history of Celiac...

Hi, I was diagnosed with diabetes just under 2 years ago. I was initially told I was type 2 and was referred to a diabetic clinic. Over the next few months I brought my hba1c down to 43 through diet and exercise and Metformin. The clinic then told me my doctor would handle my care as I was...

Hey folks. Roughly four years ago, I was suspected to have developed type 2 diabetes when I was around 23 years old. Specialists outside of my GP concurred with this sentiment. My HbA1c was sitting around 8-9%. I was overweight at the time and had been all but completely immobile for almost an...

Hi, I was wondering if I could get some wisdom here, rather than chasing my tail around the internet. The TLDR version is I was diagnosed as T2 after gestational diabetes. Held steady on LC diet for 10 years with small dose (40-80mg) Gliclazide. Before xmas things went haywire BG in 25+ range on...

So I got my results back last Friday. I have positive antibodies. The endo stated that my antibodies were 156. Does this mean that this is the diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes? I have been diagnosed over 4 months now. I just want to buy some diabetes related things. So I want to know that I 100%...

Hi there I'm hoping someone could help me as I am beyond confused right now! Just to give you a bit of background: I was diagnosed as type 1 9 years ago at the age of 19. I've muddled through for the last 8 years but have really focused on getting tighter control of my bloods in the last year...

Hi everyone, Thought it was about time I introduced myself, I’m Andrea. First and foremost, I’d like to thank all those who offer advice on this forum, it has been incredibly valuable to my journey so far. So my diabetes journey started in August 2018 when I had a blood test after having...

Help and advice required please. Was dx as type 2 three years ago, numbers have got increasingly worse...hba1c last year was 105. Metformin obviously doesn’t work for me, prescribed canagliflozin too. BG numbers still through the roof so put on levemir once a day too...numbers still high...was...

Hi, I just wanted to know if it was possible to go in to DKA with Type 2 diabetes and if anybody had ever experienced it? I am being treated as Type 1 at the moment after going in to DKA but I'm still waiting for the antibodies test so was wondering if it could still be possible that I'm...

Hi there! In 2015 in my first pregnancy I was diagnoses with gestational diabetes. As I didn't meet the standard criteria my wonderful diabetic consultant tested my gad antibodies and they were out of range. Post pregnancy my sugars normalised. I was followed up and my gad antibodies continued...