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<blockquote data-quote="becca59" data-source="post: 2409057" data-attributes="member: 264425"><p>Diagnosis</p><p></p><p>1.1.1 Diagnose type 1 diabetes on clinical grounds in adults presenting with hyperglycaemia, bearing in mind that people with type 1 diabetes typically (but not always) have 1 or more of:</p><p></p><p>ketosis</p><p></p><p>rapid weight loss</p><p></p><p>age of onset below 50 years</p><p></p><p>body mass index (BMI) below 25 kg/m2</p><p></p><p>personal and/or family history of autoimmune disease. [2015]</p><p></p><p>1.1.2 Do not discount a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes if an adult presents with a BMI of 25 kg/m2 or above or is aged 50 years or above. [2015]</p><p></p><p>1.1.3 Do not measure C‑peptide and/or diabetes‑specific autoantibody titres routinely to confirm type 1 diabetes in adults. [2015]</p><p></p><p>Just to point out that the nice guidelines do not require the tests if the diagnosing practitioner is pretty sure it is type 1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="becca59, post: 2409057, member: 264425"] Diagnosis 1.1.1 Diagnose type 1 diabetes on clinical grounds in adults presenting with hyperglycaemia, bearing in mind that people with type 1 diabetes typically (but not always) have 1 or more of: ketosis rapid weight loss age of onset below 50 years body mass index (BMI) below 25 kg/m2 personal and/or family history of autoimmune disease. [2015] 1.1.2 Do not discount a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes if an adult presents with a BMI of 25 kg/m2 or above or is aged 50 years or above. [2015] 1.1.3 Do not measure C‑peptide and/or diabetes‑specific autoantibody titres routinely to confirm type 1 diabetes in adults. [2015] Just to point out that the nice guidelines do not require the tests if the diagnosing practitioner is pretty sure it is type 1. [/QUOTE]
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