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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1240168" data-attributes="member: 32394">If you are GAD positive and you are getting high blood sugars you are definitely 100% for certain type 1 diabetic.Type 1 diabetes is an incurable autoimmune disease.The erratic readings you are getting is probably a result of the honeymoon period. Very often when someone, particularly an adult, is first diagnosed with type 1 and given insulin this treatment gives a bit of breathing space to the beta cell death and there can be erratic bursts of insulin production from your remaining beta cells. Those with a long honeymoon period can be called Type 1.5 or LADA.Unfortunately, the GAD antibodies that you have tested positive for will go on to kill off all of your beta cells. No one knows how quickly this will happen. It varies from person to person. While you have some residual beta cell function you may be able to reduce you exogenous insulin intake, in discussion with your doctor, and you will have to keep a close eye on sugars as when/if your remaining beta cells decide to produce insulin is a bit unpredictable.Hope you are feeling better after your hypo.</blockquote>

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