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<blockquote data-quote="elaine77" data-source="post: 356113" data-attributes="member: 59930"><p>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!</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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 :-( </p><p></p><p>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?</p><p></p><p>Thanks all</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elaine77, post: 356113, member: 59930"] 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 Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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