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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 1891727" data-attributes="member: 451727">Hi there JAT1, yes, as DiaKat says, I was diagnosed 15 months ago aged 55. I too presented with all the type 1 symptoms but at the start half the Drs I saw were leaning towards type 2 (because of age) and the other half were saying type 1 (because of the 'look' of me I guess and high ketones and high glucose readings). After a C Peptide test (low), an antibody test (positive for GAD), they have said type 1. I don't know why but my own Doctor (who is diabetic himself) always has a sceptical look on his face. I think this is because I am still only on 4 units of Lantus a day and maybe 1 unit of novarapid with the odd meal if it is a carb heavy one. I think this is because of the honeymoon period.I seemed to be a 'problem' to begin with, 3 years before diagnosis I had been labelled 'pre diabetic'. I am told pre diabetes does not become type 1 and when I asked whether I could have been 'pre type 1/lada' then, they said no. It is all so very confusing. At this point, 15 months on I eat fairly low carb (on average around 60 per day but sometimes more), I take my very low levels of insulin and I consider myself to be as fit as a fiddle.Have you had the C peptide and antibody tests done? I ask because you are only 2 months in to it and it took my lot at least 3 months before they did any specific tests. I was puzzled about the C peptide one because I was already on insulin so surely my body would not have had to produce much insulin of its own hence the low C peptide result. Sorry if I am confusing you but please ask any questions you want, in the meantime, and in the words of Bette Davies, fasten your seatbelt...…….x</blockquote>

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