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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2383208" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi [USER=540817]@KayLS[/USER], what were your results on the blood test (hb1ac???). I was 53 when I had one of those well women checks which came back as 'pre diabetic'. Like you I did not fit the so called (often misleading & ignorant) profile of a type 2 other than by age. Sent off with 'watch how you go'. 3 years later I went to the GP with diabetes symptoms, to cut a long story short, they tested my levels on a finger prick at the surgery, (high) and tested for ketones (high). I was whisked off to hospital on the verge of DKA.</p><p></p><p>At hospital they um'd and ah'd as to what type I was, age said 'type 2', but presentation did not fit with that (slim, fit, and all the rest just like you). I left hospital on insulin and the very first dose sent me into a hypo (what fun!!).</p><p></p><p>They did a C Peptide test and an antibody test that showed I was actually type 1.</p><p></p><p>I would find out exactly how they have come to diagnose you as type 2, did you have a C Peptide (which measures how much of your own insulin you are producing) and an antibody test? It is very important because if you ARE type 1/LADA, then you need to know before embarking on any dietary changes.</p><p></p><p>x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2383208, member: 451727"] Hi [USER=540817]@KayLS[/USER], what were your results on the blood test (hb1ac???). I was 53 when I had one of those well women checks which came back as 'pre diabetic'. Like you I did not fit the so called (often misleading & ignorant) profile of a type 2 other than by age. Sent off with 'watch how you go'. 3 years later I went to the GP with diabetes symptoms, to cut a long story short, they tested my levels on a finger prick at the surgery, (high) and tested for ketones (high). I was whisked off to hospital on the verge of DKA. At hospital they um'd and ah'd as to what type I was, age said 'type 2', but presentation did not fit with that (slim, fit, and all the rest just like you). I left hospital on insulin and the very first dose sent me into a hypo (what fun!!). They did a C Peptide test and an antibody test that showed I was actually type 1. I would find out exactly how they have come to diagnose you as type 2, did you have a C Peptide (which measures how much of your own insulin you are producing) and an antibody test? It is very important because if you ARE type 1/LADA, then you need to know before embarking on any dietary changes. x [/QUOTE]
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