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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2297321" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>DKA is very uncommon for a type 2, it can happen especially with certain medications, just not as likely because a type 2 usually makes enough insulin to stop it. You are low carbing, your sugars are uncontrolled. Have you ever been tested for being a type 1? 35% of us are misdiagnosed still as a type 2 at first. That's because a LADA/type 1 still makes some insulin for a while and slowly stops. 50% of type 1's are over the age of 30 at diagnosis and usually need insulin within 3 years. But you can actually still produce some insulin for up to 8 years plus.</p><p></p><p>You'd want an antibody test. If it's positive you are a type 1. But a few type 1's test negative but still don't make insulin. The second test is a c-peptide test. That shows how much insulin you are still making. Low or low normal is a sign of type 1, high or high normal is a sign of type 2. Type 1's slowly stop making insulin, type 2's are insulin resistant and produce extra trying to compensate for not being able to utilize insulin well.</p><p></p><p>I was misdiagnosed and it was very frustrating, I believe because I wasn't obese but not skinny they automatically said I was type 2. Even though I asked if I could be a type 1 I was told no by my first endo without him even testing me. All the medications made me sick and didn't work that well, so luckily I was put on insulin. When I got a new endo they automatically tested me and I was finally diagnosed right. It turns out that's the way a lot of misdiagnosed type 1's end up being properly diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>So find out if the tests were done, and if they weren't you might consider asking for it to be done. It makes a difference on getting the proper treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2297321, member: 475037"] DKA is very uncommon for a type 2, it can happen especially with certain medications, just not as likely because a type 2 usually makes enough insulin to stop it. You are low carbing, your sugars are uncontrolled. Have you ever been tested for being a type 1? 35% of us are misdiagnosed still as a type 2 at first. That's because a LADA/type 1 still makes some insulin for a while and slowly stops. 50% of type 1's are over the age of 30 at diagnosis and usually need insulin within 3 years. But you can actually still produce some insulin for up to 8 years plus. You'd want an antibody test. If it's positive you are a type 1. But a few type 1's test negative but still don't make insulin. The second test is a c-peptide test. That shows how much insulin you are still making. Low or low normal is a sign of type 1, high or high normal is a sign of type 2. Type 1's slowly stop making insulin, type 2's are insulin resistant and produce extra trying to compensate for not being able to utilize insulin well. I was misdiagnosed and it was very frustrating, I believe because I wasn't obese but not skinny they automatically said I was type 2. Even though I asked if I could be a type 1 I was told no by my first endo without him even testing me. All the medications made me sick and didn't work that well, so luckily I was put on insulin. When I got a new endo they automatically tested me and I was finally diagnosed right. It turns out that's the way a lot of misdiagnosed type 1's end up being properly diagnosed. So find out if the tests were done, and if they weren't you might consider asking for it to be done. It makes a difference on getting the proper treatment. [/QUOTE]
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