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testing for type 1

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cejsmith

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I was diagnosed as a type 2 5 years ago , but late last year my blood sugars shot though the roof and I'm now on 62units of levamir and 58units of novarapid and 1.2 units/ml of victoza.

The doctors cant quite decide what I am . type2 , type 1, type 1.5!!!!

So am I right in assuming the only way of telling if I am now a type 1 is for me to go for all my meds and see if I become ill and start to suffer from ketoacidoses?????
 
It really doesn't matter what type of diabetes you have. It would be very silly of you to stop your meds just to find out what type you are. You could find yourself ending up in hospital possibly in ICU fighting for your life.
 
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It really doesn't matter what type of diabetes you have. It would be very silly of you to stop your meds just to find out what type you are. You could find yourself ending up in hospital possibly in ICU fighting for your life.
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Trust me i dont want to do that, but I have some reasons to find out what type I am.
 
Hi. The only test that MAY show-up Type 1.5 is the GAD test which should show positive for the most common (GAD) antibody that kills the islet cells. The problem is that there are other antibodies not normally tested for and the test can give false negatives. How old are you and are you overweight? The Victoza implies you might have an elevated BMI? Around 15-20% of those diagnosed as 'Type 2' are not the standard T2 insulin resistant and overweight patient. Amongst this 15-20% will be those with antibodies i.e. are actually type 1.5 LADA or have a defective pancreas for a range of reasons. I am one this group having finally gone onto insulin. As one of the posts said, the treatment is roughly the same but as I found and feared once classed as a T2 you are assumed to be overweight and insulin resistant and given tablets to stimulate the islet cells etc when there aren't many left and you really need insulin. At least you are now on insulin which appears to be the right treatment for you; how you got there doesn't affect the treatment. If young and normal'ish BMI I would class you as a Late Onset T1 but that's merely my opinion and diabetes classification is a mess as there aren't enough tests to differentiate the types.
 
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