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<blockquote data-quote="elaine77" data-source="post: 395552" data-attributes="member: 59930"><p>In the first instance he gave me it to diagnose me like smidge said, he wanted to see whether I had low levels or elevated levels of insulin in order to make a decision on my diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>This time, the second time, I told the DSN to request it along with the other tests so she did and the consultant obviously didn't mind but I think it's because he wants to monitor me closely as my GAD result was higher than normal but not ridiculously so and because Metformin is working massively for me so he said he is a bit confused over my diabetes at the moment. So much so that he still won't categorise me as either type 1 or type 2 and so my current medical records read 'diabetes - type unknown'.</p><p></p><p>One thing I find odd though is that he said he wanted to monitor me closely but then he has discharged me from consultant-led care until there is a deterioration in my condition because I got my hba1c down from 83 to 45 in 6 months? So I'm back with just the DSN until something goes wrong..... I get a bit frustrated about that at times as I don't think I should just sit and wait for my deterioration to come - surely they should be trying different things with LADAs who are still producing insulin to try and help it to continue or something? It seems horrible to just 'sit and wait to deteriorate' :-( </p><p></p><p></p><p>Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 23 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elaine77, post: 395552, member: 59930"] In the first instance he gave me it to diagnose me like smidge said, he wanted to see whether I had low levels or elevated levels of insulin in order to make a decision on my diagnosis. This time, the second time, I told the DSN to request it along with the other tests so she did and the consultant obviously didn't mind but I think it's because he wants to monitor me closely as my GAD result was higher than normal but not ridiculously so and because Metformin is working massively for me so he said he is a bit confused over my diabetes at the moment. So much so that he still won't categorise me as either type 1 or type 2 and so my current medical records read 'diabetes - type unknown'. One thing I find odd though is that he said he wanted to monitor me closely but then he has discharged me from consultant-led care until there is a deterioration in my condition because I got my hba1c down from 83 to 45 in 6 months? So I'm back with just the DSN until something goes wrong..... I get a bit frustrated about that at times as I don't think I should just sit and wait for my deterioration to come - surely they should be trying different things with LADAs who are still producing insulin to try and help it to continue or something? It seems horrible to just 'sit and wait to deteriorate' :-( Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 23 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day. [/QUOTE]
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