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<blockquote data-quote="sugar2" data-source="post: 156521" data-attributes="member: 6681"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Sorry, not much help, but wanted to pass on something I learnt from a lady with late onset T1. It was assumed that she was T2, purely becasue of her age (mid 50s) and they seemed to ignore the fact that she was lovely and slim (she types jealously!). She was put on metaformin, and it was only when thsi didn't work, that they looked agian at her, and put her on insulin. The insulin works for her, but she still is not sure whether she is actually T1 or not. I aqssumed that untreated T1 led to massive weight loss etc, so t would be fairly obvious pretty quickly, but it isn't always the case. this is also complicated by the fact that some T2s need insulin.</p><p></p><p>In my (very simple) understanding, in T1 your body has destroyed its ability to make insulin, whilst in T2, your body makes the insulin, but is resistant to it, and can't use it effectively. I never quite understand why they call the 2 things the same name to be honest.</p><p></p><p>There is a test that they can do...but I am not sure what it is. I am sure someone with more knowledge will be along soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugar2, post: 156521, member: 6681"] Hi, Sorry, not much help, but wanted to pass on something I learnt from a lady with late onset T1. It was assumed that she was T2, purely becasue of her age (mid 50s) and they seemed to ignore the fact that she was lovely and slim (she types jealously!). She was put on metaformin, and it was only when thsi didn't work, that they looked agian at her, and put her on insulin. The insulin works for her, but she still is not sure whether she is actually T1 or not. I aqssumed that untreated T1 led to massive weight loss etc, so t would be fairly obvious pretty quickly, but it isn't always the case. this is also complicated by the fact that some T2s need insulin. In my (very simple) understanding, in T1 your body has destroyed its ability to make insulin, whilst in T2, your body makes the insulin, but is resistant to it, and can't use it effectively. I never quite understand why they call the 2 things the same name to be honest. There is a test that they can do...but I am not sure what it is. I am sure someone with more knowledge will be along soon. [/QUOTE]
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