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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Midas" data-source="post: 1539664" data-attributes="member: 330044">Hi everyone, been away for a while due to getting fixed up after a recurring spinal injury came back to haunt me! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite52" alt=":oldman:" title="Old Man    :oldman:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oldman:" />Many on the forums said I should ask for my records to see what my numbers and diabetic history showsWhen I joined the forums I said I went from a Type 2 to a Type 1. Most said this couldn't be true, as diabetes doesn't work like that. So, I went to the hospital doc (I see a new doc now) and asked her to explain why they said I'd become a Type 1.Turns out that at the beginning my local doc said I had become a T2. I was put on metformin and gliclazide. Within a year these were no longer cutting it and I went onto supplementing the tablets with Humalog injections. It wasn't long after that I went off the tablets and went fully insulin dependent, adding basal Lantus.I was then seeing a hospital specialist doctor. And through regular visits, he had made many notes. About 2 years ago I had a special test done. This tests the c-peptide protein amount and amount of anti-bodies. The results show I had almost 0 c-pep and a huge amount of anti-bodies. My new docs said by looking through the notes the old doc had his suspicions that I was always a T1 and never a T2. This new test finally proved that I was indeed a Type 1 from the very beginning.And thus my questions have been answered and I can confidently say I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. Which sucks, as I'll never be able to reverse it with a ketogenic diet. Though at least this will allow me to control my BS much much better.</blockquote>

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