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Hi, I lost my Pancreas to Pancreatic Necrosis 2 years ago and am lucky to still be here. I have been told by my diabetic specialist that i am Diabetic 3 ? I had only heard of types 1 and 2, is there really a type 3 or is just a more serious version of type 1 ? Many Thanks, :) Steve.
 
I think I would go back to your specialist and ask him/her to clarify just what he/she meant.there seems to be a lot of talk on the internet about type 3 which will frighten the fur off you!!However I also see it refered as type 1.5 .You really need a good explaination from your specialist as to what they meant.
 
I haven't joined this forum before but I sometimes 'lurk'
I thought I'd just try to answer this question.
In the official WHO classification there are several types of diabetes.
Type 1a autoimmune
Tybe 1b idiopathic
Type 2 insulin resistant and or insufficient
Gestational

and other types they include
Genetic defects of beta-cell function ( eg MODY)
Genetic defects in insulin action
Diseases of the exocrine pancreas This includes
Fibrocalculous pancreatopathy
Pancreatitis
Trauma / pancreatectomy
Neoplasia
Cystic fibrosis
Haemochromatosis
Others
(Any process that diffusely injures the pancreas can cause diabetes. Acquired processes include pancreatitis, trauma, infection, pancreatic carcinoma, and pancreatectomy (67,68). )
Endocrinopathies
Drug- or chemical-induced
Infections
Uncommon forms of immune-mediated diabetes
Other genetic syndromes sometimes associated with diabetes

I expect your doctor 'classifies' others as type 3, its neither type 1 nor type 2.
 
I've decided to make 'idiopathic' my word of the week.

an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. From Greek ἴδιος, idios (one's own) + παθος, pathos (suffering), it means approximately "a disease of its own kind."

thanks Nellie
'lurk' on my friend.
 
Re: Diabetic 3 ? - necrosis

Hi Steve,
I've just joined this forum and was very interested in this post of yours, although i see it was put up quite a while ago now. I also have no pancreas as a result of losing it completely after necrosis. Like you I am very fortunate to be alive, and spent almost a record amount of time in my hospital's intensive care unit, with, luckily for me, (and thanks to the skill of my surgeon) a successful outcome.
I now live a totally full life - I hope you're well, too. But I'm interested in issues of managing the condition, and wonder if you have any wisdom you might be able to share? Although I've searched the internet I've only managed to find references to surgical management -- I'm past that stage now and interested in questions of diet and enzyme management.

It would be great to hear back from you.

Best wishes,
Maggie
 
idiopathic is a good word. I have a vet brother, so when my dog had an idiopathic seizure, I knew what it was. He's not had another.
The only diabetics I know who've lost the pancreas either functionally or totally, are classified T1
I think your doctor made it up or has been reading American literature. they have loads of numbers over there.
 
i guess what they're saying is that because you're not diabetic because of a predisposition to diabetes.. but diabetic because of the removal of your pancreas... then they'd calling that type 3?

Technically you're type 1 really... since you dont' produce insulin.
 
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