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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 291281" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>Hi Dee</p><p></p><p>I would try the low carb stuff for a few days and see if it begins to reduce your levels. What you should be looking for is a gradual improvement day by day. You may find you really need to cut the carbs right down. By right down I really do mean down so try a few days with no bread and just smidgeons of rice, pasta, cereals, potatoes and flour based things. It will be difficult but try eating extra meat, fish eggs, cheese and loads of veg if you are hungry.</p><p></p><p>The issue is that around 3 in every 100 T2 diagnoses are wrong and what the person really has is a type of diabetes called LADA or Type 1.5. Normally this happens to adults a bit younger than you but apart from that you do seem to meet the criteria. My 42 year old nephew was diagnosed LADA last year with similar symptoms and other initially T2 diagnosed forum members have arrived here and then discovered they are LADA. There is nothing to worry about but you need to get the correct diagnosis as the medication is different.</p><p></p><p>So if you levels don't appear to respond on a low carb diet after a few days then you should go back to the doctors and do the following. </p><p></p><p>Ask for a urine test that tests for Ketones</p><p>Point out you do not meet the normal criteria for T2 so you are not overweight in fact you have been unexpectedly losing weight and that this is a classic sign of someone who maybe LADA.</p><p>Ask for a c-peptide and GAD test to prove the T2 diagnosis is correct as the results from these will diagnose LADA if you have it.</p><p>It's important to tell the doctor that you have low carbed for "so many days" and have seen no improvement in levels.</p><p></p><p>Some doctors understand very little about LADA or low carbing so you may need to go to the docs with your partner or a friend to back you up. If you get nowhere ask to be referred to a specialist at your local hospital.</p><p></p><p>An alternative to LADA is that your T2 may have progressed to a point that your pancreas is not working to well. If this is the case then the gliclazide will be having very little effect and you will need different medication. In reality the same c-peptide test I mentioned would say if this was the case as it will measure the amount of insulin you produce.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully it won't come to that as you will begin to see that your low carb diet will reduce your levels but best to have all bases covered.</p><p></p><p>Let us know how you get on and take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 291281, member: 40343"] Hi Dee I would try the low carb stuff for a few days and see if it begins to reduce your levels. What you should be looking for is a gradual improvement day by day. You may find you really need to cut the carbs right down. By right down I really do mean down so try a few days with no bread and just smidgeons of rice, pasta, cereals, potatoes and flour based things. It will be difficult but try eating extra meat, fish eggs, cheese and loads of veg if you are hungry. The issue is that around 3 in every 100 T2 diagnoses are wrong and what the person really has is a type of diabetes called LADA or Type 1.5. Normally this happens to adults a bit younger than you but apart from that you do seem to meet the criteria. My 42 year old nephew was diagnosed LADA last year with similar symptoms and other initially T2 diagnosed forum members have arrived here and then discovered they are LADA. There is nothing to worry about but you need to get the correct diagnosis as the medication is different. So if you levels don't appear to respond on a low carb diet after a few days then you should go back to the doctors and do the following. Ask for a urine test that tests for Ketones Point out you do not meet the normal criteria for T2 so you are not overweight in fact you have been unexpectedly losing weight and that this is a classic sign of someone who maybe LADA. Ask for a c-peptide and GAD test to prove the T2 diagnosis is correct as the results from these will diagnose LADA if you have it. It's important to tell the doctor that you have low carbed for "so many days" and have seen no improvement in levels. Some doctors understand very little about LADA or low carbing so you may need to go to the docs with your partner or a friend to back you up. If you get nowhere ask to be referred to a specialist at your local hospital. An alternative to LADA is that your T2 may have progressed to a point that your pancreas is not working to well. If this is the case then the gliclazide will be having very little effect and you will need different medication. In reality the same c-peptide test I mentioned would say if this was the case as it will measure the amount of insulin you produce. Hopefully it won't come to that as you will begin to see that your low carb diet will reduce your levels but best to have all bases covered. Let us know how you get on and take care. [/QUOTE]
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