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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2192941" data-attributes="member: 475037">40% of Type 1's are misdiagnosed as type 2's at first. I was one of those and I believe it was because I was overweight. I asked if I could be a T1 as I had an uncle that died from Type 1. I was told no and they never tested me. It wasn't until I switched doctors that I was properly diagnosed. Type 1 runs in families, you don't have to have a family member that has type 1, but you are at a higher risk for it if you do.It sounds like you really need to be tested. If your doctor won't test you then as soon as you don't feel good again or your ketones go up, go to A&E and maybe you can bypass the doctor so you can get tested or referred to the proper people. I don't know why doctors are still so stubborn about it. If you are a type 1, you need insulin or you are going to get really sick and end up as an emergency admission.There are still a lot of doctors that are ignorant about being a type 1 or 40% of us wouldn't have been wrongly diagnosed.It's up to you to try to get tested if your doctors not cooperative. So the A&E just might be the easiest route for you.It's foolish with high blood sugars not to test, just buy one if you aren't going to be tested soon, it will be one of the best investments for your health.</blockquote>

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