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GAD results

wiserkurtious

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Location
hull
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
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diabetes :P having to eat food in moderation
So I Got my GAD results last week and to say I was a little shocked is a understatement!!! I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in july where I spent 3 days in hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis,having had all the typical symptoms.So went to my first consultant appointment where I had celiac and thyroid bloods done,also had the GAD bloods done also.So I rang up my diabetic nurse to get my GAD results where she told me that they've come back negative with this I asked her what does this mean when she replied,a little hastily I should add,that this would mean your not type 1!!!!?!?!?!? What!!! Confused to say the least.think I ll be getting the C-peptide blood test done to determine how much insulin I'm currently producing.I've been off of insulin for over a week now and my blood sugars have been excellent so obviously still producing some,never above 6 fasting.I know about the honey moon period which seems to be what I'm in right?My mam has type 2 wondering that maybe it could a faulty gene?!?!? could it be possible for a 5f-8inche person 11Stone to have diabetes??? always been active throughout my life,I know they link type 2 to diet and lifestyle but there's always the possibility for everything to goes against that right?? I mean a fit healthy guy could get type 2 through genetics right?
 
You highlight a problem that worries me. The NHS are very quick to say that type II diabetes is caused by obesity caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. So two assumptions that aren't always the problem, there's much more to it. You only have to Google "is type II diabetes genetic" to find a lot of good information which would indicate that it can be genetic in some cases. My father for example is 6ft 2inches tall had a 26 inch waist and was on his feet all day as a railwayman when diagnosed type II many years ago, so not fitting in with the stereotypical obese slouch.
I'm type II and having paid for my own c-peptide test I know that my pancreas is working OK and therefore my problem is insulin resistance. Was that caused by eating the recommended amount of carbohydrate in the past? I probably won't know, but I'm certainly in a better position now by keeping carbs under 100gms per day rather than the 300 gms or so recommended by the NHS and NICE etc.
If you want to look at somebody who is active and type II, try Sir Steve Redgrave. Was his heavy carb diet the cause, even if he was burning it in training? Who knows?
 

25% of T1's do not test positive for GAD antibodies, the test is not conclusive and your DSN is wrong to make that assumption.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/gad-antibody-test.html

Genetics can play a part in the 'risk' of becoming a T2........

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-genetics.html
 
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Yes, people of any size can get T2, and genetics plays a big part in T2 even in obese people. There is lots of info about this at Blood Sugar 101.
 
I imagine the GAD test would have an element of time dependence as well - reading would be highest when the autoimmune attack on the pancreas is at its height and subside as the attack subsides?
 
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