I too am a thin T2, always active and never put much weight on. A few years ago whilst studying diabetes online with an Australian university I came across the Barker Hypothesis which offers an explanation for the foetal origins of metabolic diseases such as diabetes.
I was a low birthweight baby and have never been able to build much muscle however hard I tried. Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins Hypothesis - PMC (nih.gov)
Researchers are classifying thin people with type 2 diabetes as type 4. It appears to be a more aggressive form of diabetes if you are thin.Hi there, same here - bmi 23 and very active, no family history - yet still have type 2. I’ve started to research something called lean diabetes. I haven’t been tested for type 1 - it’s just assumed I have type 2.
C-peptide test should be done after food with a blood glucose of about 7 mmol/l.
Many years ago I had a C-peptide test done together with all the fasting blood test (lipids, glucose, etc.) I almost screwed the consultant for wasting my money on the C-peptide test. He explained that due to my fasting BG of 5 mmol/l the C-peptide test has no meaning as the beta cells are not challenged (5mmol) hence very little insulin was produced hence very low C-peptide detected.
They don't define older. I assumed in the given context it meant not young children.Hi @ert
- Type 4 diabetes. Type 4 diabetes is the proposed term for diabetes caused by insulin resistance in older people who don’t have overweight or obesity. A 2015 study with miceTrusted Source suggested this type of diabetes might be widely underdiagnosed. This is because it occurs in people who aren’t overweight or obese, but are older in age.
This definition is more clear on the age referring to it as “elderly”They don't define older. I assumed in the given context it meant not young children.
My consultant used this to rediagnosed me, 8mmol with my cpep 0.05, but I’ve heard cpep can be very inaccurate, this leaves me forever uncertain. Sorry to derail op.A blood glucose of around 7mmol/l and a very low c-peptide
They don't define older. I assumed in the given context it meant not young children.
They need another classification type for the 20% of type 2's who are low or normal BMI and find themselves with a more aggressive form of diabetes. Dr Jason Fung writes about it in his books. Here is a personal experience of someone following Dr Jason Fung's intermittent fasting.
" A 2015 study with miceTrusted Source indicates that diabetes might be underdiagnosed in older adults who don’t have overweight or obesity. While not an official classification of diabetes, researchers are calling this type 4 diabetes.
Type 4 diabetes isn’t an autoimmune condition like type 1 diabetes, and it’s not linked to weight like type 2 diabetes. Instead, this potential type of diabetes may be linked to the aging process. Research into this condition is ongoing, but scientists have already uncovered some connections."
But I like your take on what "older" is!
They need another classification type for the 20% of type 2's who are low or normal BMI and find themselves with a more aggressive form of diabetes. Dr Jason Fung writes about it in his books. Here is a personal experience of someone following Dr Jason Fung's intermittent fasting.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/thin-diabetic-reversed-type-2-diabetes
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