cpeptide

[teddybear74]

just had my results of my cpeptide and it is 584 i have no idea what this means and nothing from my consultant can anyone help please

 

[ert]

just had my results of my cpeptide and it is 584 i have no idea what this means and nothing from my consultant can anyone help please

You consultant will contact you. In the meantime, was it fasting or did you have Lucozade or a sugary drink - stimulated? Are the units pmol/L? What was your blood sugar - it can't be interpreted alone? How long have you had diabetes for?

 

[teddybear74]

You consultant will contact you. In the meantime, was it fasting or did you have Lucozade or a sugary drink? Are the units pmol/L? What was your blood sugar - it can't be interpreted alone?

sorry yes it was pmol and no lucozade or sugary drink and my blood sugars were 12.1 11 years diabetic

 

[ert]

sorry yes it was pmol and no lucozade or sugary drink and my blood sugars were 12.1 11 years diabetic

When did you start taking insulin? You are still producing a lot of insulin (>250 pmol/L)
Here are the cut-offs for the c-peptide:
https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/test/c-peptide-plasma/

 

[teddybear74]

When did you start taking insulin? You are still producing a lot of insulin (>250 pmol/L)
Here are the cut-offs for the c-peptide.
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cpeptide.184472/#post-2445881

about 3 years ago

 

[ert]

about 3 years ago

Talk to your consultant, but your result would support a type 2 diagnosis (insulin required after 5 years for type 1/LADA). And you are still producing insulin after 11 years.

 

[teddybear74]

Talk to your consultant, but your result would support a type 2 diagnosis (insulin required after 5 years for type 1/LADA). You are still producing insulin after 11 years.

when i saw him a few weeks ago he said there was no way i was type 2 but put me down as a 1.5 he has upped my basal insulin from 16 units twice a day to 32 units twice a day to get me into the target range of 4-8 which im still not in and took me off my fast acting for the time being

 

[ert]

when i saw him a few weeks ago he said there was no way i was type 2 but put me down as a 1.5 he has upped my basal insulin from 16 units twice a day to 32 units twice a day to get me into the target range of 4-8 which im still not in and took me off my fast acting for the time being

Have a look at the link I posted. The information is all there. The cut off is 3 to 5 years. A lot of type 2's require insulin eventually. It doesn't make them type 1's. Get your consultant to explain the link to you.

 

[teddybear74]

Have a look at the link I posted. The information is all there. The cut off is 3 to 5 years. A lot of type 2's require insulin eventually. It doesn't make them type 1's. Get your consultant to explain the link to you.

i have tried the link and it doesnt seem to work

 

[ert]

i have tried the link and it doesnt seem to work

Sorry, here it is again: https://www.exeterlaboratory.com/test/c-peptide-plasma/