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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billy3c" data-source="post: 1538652" data-attributes="member: 430481"><p>Hi Sue, I too have just been diagnosed with type 3C diabetes, however mine was a side effect from surgery. I have been struggling with diabetes since my surgery, as my GP and diabetic nurse didnt know anything about type 3C. It was only when I went back to the hospital where I had the surgery that the diabetic nurse told me and explained the difference between this and type 2 or 1. Mainly the difference is that mine is due to having a large part of my pancreas removed, so losing most of my insulin producing cells, but also most of my alpha cells, which produce glucagon, which is the counter to insulin. One thing I was told is that this diabetes cannot be managed by diet alone, unlike type 2. I am still researching and trying to get information, but due to so many health professionals being unaware of type 3C, information is scarce.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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