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Message: <blockquote data-quote="oldgreymare" data-source="post: 2340014" data-attributes="member: 20373">Antibodies will test whether your diabetes is autoimmune related, but if your pancreatitis is from other causes (infection?), then you may be negative for antibodies, but still fail to produce enough or any insulin if the insulin producing beta cells have been damaged. The typical test to measure whether you are still producing insulin is the c-peptide test, maybe that is what your consultant is considering. Honeymoon periods, particularly in adults, can go on for variable number of years. But please take care, DKA is the extreme emergency due to high blood glucose/lack of adequate insulin. Sadly there are many more complications due to chronic high blood glucose levels if not producing enough insulin - do you use a BG monitor (I assume your partner and daughter do, if confirmed T1)? This forum has been a godsend to me with so much useful information - please explore!</blockquote>

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