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<blockquote data-quote="Circuspony" data-source="post: 1670643" data-attributes="member: 432241"><p>Also misdiagnosed as Type 2 - despite weight loss, ketones in urine etc.</p><p></p><p>Consultant in A&E was horrified because by the time I got there 10 days after seeing my GP my BG was so high that none of their portable monitors would read it. Apparently if you present with ketones then the GP should assume type 1 (no matter your age or weight) and refer to A&E / Diabetes team for treatment.</p><p></p><p>Late onset type one is not well recognised. I even had a triage nurse when I went for an x-ray tell me that I couldn't have been diagnosed as type 1 as it was a disease of children, not middle aged women. </p><p></p><p>Push back on your GP. Insist on antibody tests and a referral. The sooner you get on insulin the quicker your remaining beta cells are protected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Circuspony, post: 1670643, member: 432241"] Also misdiagnosed as Type 2 - despite weight loss, ketones in urine etc. Consultant in A&E was horrified because by the time I got there 10 days after seeing my GP my BG was so high that none of their portable monitors would read it. Apparently if you present with ketones then the GP should assume type 1 (no matter your age or weight) and refer to A&E / Diabetes team for treatment. Late onset type one is not well recognised. I even had a triage nurse when I went for an x-ray tell me that I couldn't have been diagnosed as type 1 as it was a disease of children, not middle aged women. Push back on your GP. Insist on antibody tests and a referral. The sooner you get on insulin the quicker your remaining beta cells are protected. [/QUOTE]
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