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We often read of misdiagnosis, here's news of a possible new tool in the box to help in diagnosis.
Some people that were diagnosed with T1, even as children, may actually have MODY and not need insulin. On the other hand some people diagnosed with T2 may have an insulin deficiency and need insulin for good control or indeed they may have T1.
This new test allows c peptide to be tested with a relatively simple urine test. One of the trials found that it could disciminate well people with HNF1A and HNF4A MODY from long-duration type 1 diabetes when they had been diagnosed with t1 for 5 years or more. Another concluded that the test may provide a practical alternative measure to detect insulin deficiency for use in routine clinical practice
i assume that that a person on insulin, originally diagnosed T1 and found to produce significant amounts of their own insulin should then have further genetic tests for MODY. If a person with T2 was found to be insulin deficient, it might signal a requirement for insulin and also tests for auto-anitbodies.
The research was done at Exeter and funded by Diabetes UK.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 103240.htm
Some people that were diagnosed with T1, even as children, may actually have MODY and not need insulin. On the other hand some people diagnosed with T2 may have an insulin deficiency and need insulin for good control or indeed they may have T1.
This new test allows c peptide to be tested with a relatively simple urine test. One of the trials found that it could disciminate well people with HNF1A and HNF4A MODY from long-duration type 1 diabetes when they had been diagnosed with t1 for 5 years or more. Another concluded that the test may provide a practical alternative measure to detect insulin deficiency for use in routine clinical practice
i assume that that a person on insulin, originally diagnosed T1 and found to produce significant amounts of their own insulin should then have further genetic tests for MODY. If a person with T2 was found to be insulin deficient, it might signal a requirement for insulin and also tests for auto-anitbodies.
The research was done at Exeter and funded by Diabetes UK.
I
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 103240.htm