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Trust me... Type1 and Type2 diagnosed today. Why does my health problems have to be so convoluted???
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<blockquote data-quote="Member496333" data-source="post: 2138170"><p>Type 2 doesn't necessarily have to present as too much insulin. Although hyperinsulinemia is largely considered to be the aetiology of T2, there may come a time when endogenous insulin production drops off a cliff. Either before or after the diagnosis of hyperglycaemia. At this stage the individual is both insulin resistant, and simultaneously insulin deficient. Somewhere in amongst all that, it's not impossible to also develop an autoimmune response that would classify a type 1 diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Type 2s can become insulin deficient, and type 1s can become insulin resistant. The two are not mutually exclusive and can coexist. I prefer to think of all of this as two sliding scales of resistance and deficiency, plus a possible autoimmune element to confound things further. This is surely why in some cases the doctors and endos have such a hard time pinpointing an exact diagnosis. Maybe sometimes there really isn't one?</p><p></p><p>All of the above is merely my understanding, not necessarily fact. [USER=196960]@ickihun[/USER] it sounds like you've really been put through the wringer. Onwards and upwards though eh? Hopefully things improve for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Member496333, post: 2138170"] Type 2 doesn't necessarily have to present as too much insulin. Although hyperinsulinemia is largely considered to be the aetiology of T2, there may come a time when endogenous insulin production drops off a cliff. Either before or after the diagnosis of hyperglycaemia. At this stage the individual is both insulin resistant, and simultaneously insulin deficient. Somewhere in amongst all that, it's not impossible to also develop an autoimmune response that would classify a type 1 diagnosis. Type 2s can become insulin deficient, and type 1s can become insulin resistant. The two are not mutually exclusive and can coexist. I prefer to think of all of this as two sliding scales of resistance and deficiency, plus a possible autoimmune element to confound things further. This is surely why in some cases the doctors and endos have such a hard time pinpointing an exact diagnosis. Maybe sometimes there really isn't one? All of the above is merely my understanding, not necessarily fact. [USER=196960]@ickihun[/USER] it sounds like you've really been put through the wringer. Onwards and upwards though eh? Hopefully things improve for you. [/QUOTE]
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