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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2390451" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi and welcome,</p><p>Sorry to hear about your husband's recent diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>He won't have T1 because that is caused by an autoimmune condition, where the body's own immune system destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that create insulin.</p><p>And he won't have T2 because that is (usually) a disease of hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance, where the body produces so much insulin that it ceases to be effective.</p><p></p><p>As Bulkbiker says, it sounds more like T3c which is where the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin through damage, whether that is removal of some/all of the pancreas from an operation, or damage to it from pancreatitis.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_3c_(pancreatogenic)_diabetes" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_3c_(pancreatogenic)_diabetes</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="https://pancreapedia.org/reviews/pancreatogenic-type-3c-diabetes" target="_blank">https://pancreapedia.org/reviews/pancreatogenic-type-3c-diabetes</a></p><p></p><p>The best course would be to contact your endocrinologist again and ask for a proper diagnosis to be confirmed.</p><p>The reason this is important is because although 3cers need insulin, there are a number of specific differences between 3c insulin users and T1 and T2 insulin users, and in future, your husband may well benefit from being treated by health care professionals who are aware of these differences. It should also be clearly recorded on his notes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2390451, member: 41816"] Hi and welcome, Sorry to hear about your husband's recent diagnosis. He won't have T1 because that is caused by an autoimmune condition, where the body's own immune system destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that create insulin. And he won't have T2 because that is (usually) a disease of hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance, where the body produces so much insulin that it ceases to be effective. As Bulkbiker says, it sounds more like T3c which is where the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin through damage, whether that is removal of some/all of the pancreas from an operation, or damage to it from pancreatitis. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_3c_(pancreatogenic)_diabetes[/URL] and [URL]https://pancreapedia.org/reviews/pancreatogenic-type-3c-diabetes[/URL] The best course would be to contact your endocrinologist again and ask for a proper diagnosis to be confirmed. The reason this is important is because although 3cers need insulin, there are a number of specific differences between 3c insulin users and T1 and T2 insulin users, and in future, your husband may well benefit from being treated by health care professionals who are aware of these differences. It should also be clearly recorded on his notes. [/QUOTE]
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