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- Type of diabetes
- I reversed my Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
As I recall - there are 5 antibodies that are created on account of auto-immune attack on the pancreas, and only 4 of them can be tested for. A positive test on one antibody does not 100% mean T1 (you would expect positive on most if not all 4) - and I think for me, if this is 2 year old information, it's highly unlikely that you have an autoimmune condition that is both a problem and at the same time not a problem in 2 years.
That's the way I would put it - but I would put it to your doc - on no account take this as a diagnosis of anything.
It really is confusing - and because the diagnosis revolves around blood glucose, they appear all to be much the same - but you need to be firm in the idea that T1 - no insulin and T2 - too much insulin that isn't working properly.
C-Peptide is a way of measuring insulin (it's a byproduct of insulin production in the pancreas, and so is a good way of determining whether you can produce insulin even if you are taking it in injections too - but partly this is because insulin itself is more difficult to measure).
So - it tells you different things - Honestly, if you have been 2 years with no meds (and you are feeling well, and your blood glucose hasn't shot up) then it's unlikely that there is any need to panic in any case - You have clearly had some success with lowering carbs - but I think that many get lost between lowering carbs and lowering calories - you need a little more time to understand your own body
That's the way I would put it - but I would put it to your doc - on no account take this as a diagnosis of anything.
It really is confusing - and because the diagnosis revolves around blood glucose, they appear all to be much the same - but you need to be firm in the idea that T1 - no insulin and T2 - too much insulin that isn't working properly.
C-Peptide is a way of measuring insulin (it's a byproduct of insulin production in the pancreas, and so is a good way of determining whether you can produce insulin even if you are taking it in injections too - but partly this is because insulin itself is more difficult to measure).
So - it tells you different things - Honestly, if you have been 2 years with no meds (and you are feeling well, and your blood glucose hasn't shot up) then it's unlikely that there is any need to panic in any case - You have clearly had some success with lowering carbs - but I think that many get lost between lowering carbs and lowering calories - you need a little more time to understand your own body