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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Newly diagnosed. But could be either type 2 or type 1.
Hello all. 30 years old, male. Newly diagnosed with an A1c of 52 mmol (7.9%). I recently engaged in a study in the UK a few months ago from the university of Bristol which looks for people with T1 in their families. My daughter was diagnosed type 1 last year aged 2 and I have a cousin, uncle and grandad all type 1. The results from the study said i was positive for antibodies in my blood that apparently means you're at an increased risk from developing T1 and the antibody I tested positive for was GADA. This then made me curious to start checking my BG using my daughters lancet and reader which I never did before. I started seeing I was 13 -15 mmol after meals. And 7-9mmol fasting. Which then led me to the doctors for an a1c test which come back at 52mmol 7.9%. But they are now undecided whether I'm type 2 or type 1 due to my family history and then I seen Type 1.5 which has really made me think. Has anyone had experience of this? Or any input?
Hello all. 30 years old, male. Newly diagnosed with an A1c of 52 mmol (7.9%). I recently engaged in a study in the UK a few months ago from the university of Bristol which looks for people with T1 in their families. My daughter was diagnosed type 1 last year aged 2 and I have a cousin, uncle and grandad all type 1. The results from the study said i was positive for antibodies in my blood that apparently means you're at an increased risk from developing T1 and the antibody I tested positive for was GADA. This then made me curious to start checking my BG using my daughters lancet and reader which I never did before. I started seeing I was 13 -15 mmol after meals. And 7-9mmol fasting. Which then led me to the doctors for an a1c test which come back at 52mmol 7.9%. But they are now undecided whether I'm type 2 or type 1 due to my family history and then I seen Type 1.5 which has really made me think. Has anyone had experience of this? Or any input?