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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1719076" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi Chris</p><p></p><p>You asked about how type 1 diabetes is diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>Basically, most doctors seem to assume that if you are adult and overweight you will be a type 2 whereas if you are younger and slim, you will be a type 1.</p><p></p><p>However, if we don't react typically to the meds and lifestyle changes they suggest, they may then do further tests to double check.</p><p></p><p>In order to properly test for type 1, two tests are usually used. C-peptide and GAD. The results of these will distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. So if you doc has just ordered you another HbA1c test, then you may need to ask for those two additional tests.</p><p></p><p>Diet is a brilliant weapon in the management of type 2, and it can help in type 1, but type 1s will also need insulin to manage their blood glucose levels, so it is very important that you keep asking until you have a definite diagnosis</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1719076, member: 41816"] Hi Chris You asked about how type 1 diabetes is diagnosed. Basically, most doctors seem to assume that if you are adult and overweight you will be a type 2 whereas if you are younger and slim, you will be a type 1. However, if we don't react typically to the meds and lifestyle changes they suggest, they may then do further tests to double check. In order to properly test for type 1, two tests are usually used. C-peptide and GAD. The results of these will distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. So if you doc has just ordered you another HbA1c test, then you may need to ask for those two additional tests. Diet is a brilliant weapon in the management of type 2, and it can help in type 1, but type 1s will also need insulin to manage their blood glucose levels, so it is very important that you keep asking until you have a definite diagnosis [/QUOTE]
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