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<blockquote data-quote="Mep" data-source="post: 1219990" data-attributes="member: 211362"><p>Where I am you get referred to a diabetic clinic to see an endocrinologist. The first thing they do is run diagnostic tests (the GAD test and c-peptide test as Catapillar has mentioned). The outcome of those tests tell them what type you have.</p><p></p><p>Over the years I've had these diagnostic tests run 3 times on me. One in 1998 on diagnosis which showed I produced sufficient insulin and had no antibodies, another one in 2005 which showed the same, and then the final one in 2010 which showed no antibodies but that I hardly produce insulin. So I'm now dealing with not just insulin resistance, but insulin deficiency. I am still type 2.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully you can get these tests done if you haven't had them done to find out what type you have. If you've not had these tests done then I can understand that you could easily be misdiagnosed as they can't tell what type you have just from the hbA1c test and glucose tolerance test alone. </p><p></p><p>Obviously from what I've mentioned above you can still be type 2 and have insulin deficiency. If that is the case you will need to be on insulin therapy. Insulin deficiency alone doesn't mean you're automatically type 1... you have to also have antibodies for type 1 as that is an auto-immune disease. But your docs should be checking this for you.</p><p></p><p>I wish you the best. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mep, post: 1219990, member: 211362"] Where I am you get referred to a diabetic clinic to see an endocrinologist. The first thing they do is run diagnostic tests (the GAD test and c-peptide test as Catapillar has mentioned). The outcome of those tests tell them what type you have. Over the years I've had these diagnostic tests run 3 times on me. One in 1998 on diagnosis which showed I produced sufficient insulin and had no antibodies, another one in 2005 which showed the same, and then the final one in 2010 which showed no antibodies but that I hardly produce insulin. So I'm now dealing with not just insulin resistance, but insulin deficiency. I am still type 2. Hopefully you can get these tests done if you haven't had them done to find out what type you have. If you've not had these tests done then I can understand that you could easily be misdiagnosed as they can't tell what type you have just from the hbA1c test and glucose tolerance test alone. Obviously from what I've mentioned above you can still be type 2 and have insulin deficiency. If that is the case you will need to be on insulin therapy. Insulin deficiency alone doesn't mean you're automatically type 1... you have to also have antibodies for type 1 as that is an auto-immune disease. But your docs should be checking this for you. I wish you the best. :) [/QUOTE]
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