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Hi everyone, I'm glad I found this page as I am so confused that no one news what's wrong with me that it's really starting to get me down!
I had gestational diabetes in 2010 which went away after I had my son. No family history of diabetes at all and I'm 26 with a BMI of 22.5 so my weight is fine. The week before Xmas I went to the doctor and told him I thought the diabetes was back - he didn't believe me but a Ketostik shocked him into calling a diabetic consultant at the hospital.
To cut a long story short my blood results showed that I was producing c-peptide levels of 395 (and was told the normal range was 360 - 1400) but that my GAD antibody levels were 4 times higher than the normal limit. Consultant said this usually indicates type 1 diabetes but I'm currently taking a very low dose of Metformin only twice a day and its working so he isn't sure! From what he was saying I think the consultant has made his mind up that I will need to inject insulin soon enough but it just doesn't add up. Taking such a low dose of Metformin only twice a day I am getting results of 4.5 - 6.0 mmol which I think is good going! Also, I don't take a Metformin dose before lunch and my post-meal levels after lunch are the best of the lot! They never go above 5.8! The worst seems to be my fasting levels which I know is not good...... It's just so confusing..... If anyone has any experiences like this I would really appreciate any info you may have :-(
It's also worth mentioning that my son was diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism after he as born which I swear must've been due to my gestational diabetes as it turns out it was transient and he is cured now! I also worry it might leave him vulnerable to getting diabetes too in the future...... Has anyone came across a link between the two?
Thanks all
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I had gestational diabetes in 2010 which went away after I had my son. No family history of diabetes at all and I'm 26 with a BMI of 22.5 so my weight is fine. The week before Xmas I went to the doctor and told him I thought the diabetes was back - he didn't believe me but a Ketostik shocked him into calling a diabetic consultant at the hospital.
To cut a long story short my blood results showed that I was producing c-peptide levels of 395 (and was told the normal range was 360 - 1400) but that my GAD antibody levels were 4 times higher than the normal limit. Consultant said this usually indicates type 1 diabetes but I'm currently taking a very low dose of Metformin only twice a day and its working so he isn't sure! From what he was saying I think the consultant has made his mind up that I will need to inject insulin soon enough but it just doesn't add up. Taking such a low dose of Metformin only twice a day I am getting results of 4.5 - 6.0 mmol which I think is good going! Also, I don't take a Metformin dose before lunch and my post-meal levels after lunch are the best of the lot! They never go above 5.8! The worst seems to be my fasting levels which I know is not good...... It's just so confusing..... If anyone has any experiences like this I would really appreciate any info you may have :-(
It's also worth mentioning that my son was diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism after he as born which I swear must've been due to my gestational diabetes as it turns out it was transient and he is cured now! I also worry it might leave him vulnerable to getting diabetes too in the future...... Has anyone came across a link between the two?
Thanks all
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