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<blockquote data-quote="Odin004" data-source="post: 1492796" data-attributes="member: 406622"><p>Hi <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/katrina5664.353017/" target="_blank">@Katrina5664,</a></p><p></p><p>It's very frustrating not to know what caused your diabetes - I was diagnosed after being hospitalised 15 years ago - I described the circumstances here:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/steroids.121908/#post-1482950" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/steroids.121908/#post-1482950</a></p><p></p><p>In relation to your GAD antibodies test, the fact that this was negative indicates that it's very likely you don't have type 1 diabetes, as this is caused by an auto-immune condition (in which case, the test would normally show GAD antibodies). There is more information here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/gad-antibody-test.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/gad-antibody-test.html</a></p><p></p><p>It's not always as simple as "type 1 or type 2" - there are other types of diabetes too, with a range of possible causes. Can I ask what treatment were you given when you were hospitalised in August last year? It could be that the condition you were hospitalised with, itself affected your pancreatic function - or it could be that the medication you received had an effect (especially possible if you were treated with steroids). Also, were you given medication first to control your sugars, before being put on insulin?</p><p></p><p>In any case, I don't see the harm in asking if there's any way to pin down exactly what's caused your diabetes, and what type it is - this may not be possible in all cases, but it's worth asking; however, it's unlikely to make a difference to your treatment (especially if medication alone hasn't worked).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Odin004, post: 1492796, member: 406622"] Hi [URL='http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/katrina5664.353017/']@Katrina5664,[/URL] It's very frustrating not to know what caused your diabetes - I was diagnosed after being hospitalised 15 years ago - I described the circumstances here: [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/steroids.121908/#post-1482950[/URL] In relation to your GAD antibodies test, the fact that this was negative indicates that it's very likely you don't have type 1 diabetes, as this is caused by an auto-immune condition (in which case, the test would normally show GAD antibodies). There is more information here: [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/gad-antibody-test.html[/URL] It's not always as simple as "type 1 or type 2" - there are other types of diabetes too, with a range of possible causes. Can I ask what treatment were you given when you were hospitalised in August last year? It could be that the condition you were hospitalised with, itself affected your pancreatic function - or it could be that the medication you received had an effect (especially possible if you were treated with steroids). Also, were you given medication first to control your sugars, before being put on insulin? In any case, I don't see the harm in asking if there's any way to pin down exactly what's caused your diabetes, and what type it is - this may not be possible in all cases, but it's worth asking; however, it's unlikely to make a difference to your treatment (especially if medication alone hasn't worked). [/QUOTE]
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