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Antibodies in the blood

Jason250870

Jason250870

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Location
Dronfield
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
First of all I want to apologise if my message is too long and u get but I am sorry if this has been repeated.

I have been a type 1 diabetic since June 1994 and I had a kidney transplant on March 17th 2004.

I went for my normal transplant checkup on 6 January 2015 and surprising I got a letter in the post to go back to the hospital last month, whereas I normally go back for checkup every 4 months. They had found via the results that there were antibodies in my blood.

Basically I was wondering if the antibodies in my blood could have made my blood sugars go low so I had to change my ratios with regard to my carb counting or not.

Please reply back and let me know please
 
Antibodies are proteins made by your immune system to defend against foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. Sometimes antibodies can be directed against your own body organs. This results in diseases that are called “autoimmune.” Type 1 diabetes is one such disease where antibodies are made against the body’s own islet cells. These antibodies can be detected by blood tests.

When you have an infection, your body can produce antibodies to get rid of that infection. People can develop antibodies in different ways. There are specific proteins on each of our cells. When someone gets a blood transfusion, there can be foreign proteins that your body does not recognize; thus, they can form antibodies. If there is a big mismatch between you and the foreign proteins, a transfusion reaction can occur. I suspect this is why your doctor wants to see you. Should you ever need a blood transplant, having antibodies in your blood serum needs to be taken into consideration when blood matching.

However, having Antibodies won't affect your blood glucose levels. Have you been more active or stressed? These variables will change how your body utilises glucose which will correspond to how much insulin you need. I'm no expert though, so I suggest you speak with your diabetic nurse specialist for advice. Best of luck & try not to worry.

Ali. X
 
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