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Have posted this on the general question section, but thought maybe I should pose my query here so apologies for repetition!
Anyway, bit of advice from our expert members if you would.
I have been type 2 for 20 years and manage my own diabetes well. I have also helped a lot of friends and family with the condition over the years.
However, a discussion with a newly-diagnosed friend recently has left me a little concerned.
He is 73 years old, very slim, and as fit as a flea. He Scuba dives, runs and does all the things that make me feel a little lazy!
He has never eaten sweets, pastries, biscuits etc, but he does eat a lot of meat and veg.
Over the last 6 weeks or so he has lost a lot of weight, about 14 pounds from an already very slim frame. Blood tests showed no problems, except a raised blood sugar level (42 mmols) and that was what diagnosed him as pre-diabetic.
It may be he is just unlucky with the old Beta cell count and is indeed pre type 2, but I wonder if the weight loss could indicate something else - LADA?, type 1.5? I don't really understand those conditions, so views would be welcome.
Anyway, bit of advice from our expert members if you would.
I have been type 2 for 20 years and manage my own diabetes well. I have also helped a lot of friends and family with the condition over the years.
However, a discussion with a newly-diagnosed friend recently has left me a little concerned.
He is 73 years old, very slim, and as fit as a flea. He Scuba dives, runs and does all the things that make me feel a little lazy!
He has never eaten sweets, pastries, biscuits etc, but he does eat a lot of meat and veg.
Over the last 6 weeks or so he has lost a lot of weight, about 14 pounds from an already very slim frame. Blood tests showed no problems, except a raised blood sugar level (42 mmols) and that was what diagnosed him as pre-diabetic.
It may be he is just unlucky with the old Beta cell count and is indeed pre type 2, but I wonder if the weight loss could indicate something else - LADA?, type 1.5? I don't really understand those conditions, so views would be welcome.