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Type 1 Change in the type of diabetes after diagnosis
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slip
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Welcome to the forum!
It's fairly common for someone to be diagnosed as T2 and later tests/medication show that they are in fact T1 (especially if it's infact LADA.....late onset diabetes). The other way around is probably less common but also possible I guess although that would be changed as a result of blood tests most likely.
Care to expand on why you're asking? (don't feel you have to)
It's fairly common for someone to be diagnosed as T2 and later tests/medication show that they are in fact T1 (especially if it's infact LADA.....late onset diabetes). The other way around is probably less common but also possible I guess although that would be changed as a result of blood tests most likely.
Care to expand on why you're asking? (don't feel you have to)
Yes.
I ask because I was diagnosed as Type 1 in hospital on 01/02/2019 yesterday diabetes nurse told me probably I have type 2 ( without any blood test) I was a little shocked, now I start thinking what if the decision was wrong what about my treatment,
whether the current insulin treatment is suitable for type 2 because I read that this is the last resort and what if I change my treatment and I will come back with a mistake again, what effect it has on my health,
since I left the hospital, I put on weight about 1kg a week, before I lost weight a month and a half 14 kg before the diagnosis.
Thanks for the reply.
Do you know why you were diagnosed T1 in the first place?
Daibell
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Hi. You don't change from T1 to T2 or vice versa but mis-diagnosis is common thru ignorance, lack of tests and the rather silly definition of T1. T1 is lack of insulin production and needs insulin. Although most common in childhood it can and does frequently occur in adulthood. Many medics, for example my diabetes GP, don't know this so label the diagnosis as T2 without any tests. T1 is also rigidly defined only as an auto-immune disease which I believe to be rather silly. It can be caused by viruses as well and has the same effect i.e. destruction of the beta cells. This makes the GAD auto-immunity test rather limited in use. The result of all this is that approx. 15% of T2s are probably Late onset T1 (like me). So, the important thing is there is any doubt is to ask for a c-peptide test which measures insulin output. If low it implies T1 and if high it implies T2. True T2 rarely occurs before middle age unless you are grossly overweight. Being slim can imply T1 at any time due to the body burning fat as it can't burn carbs. Sorry for the lengthy reply correct diagnosis is a problem area within the NHS.
I do not have any idea, in a hospital my blood was taken to the test after few hours doctor come to me and told I am diagnosed as diabetes type 1 and the only treatment is to taking insulin, he informed me I will be taught how my life will change.
