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Type 1B Diabetes

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jamesfitz

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi all,

Just been diagnosed with type 1b diabetes as my antibodies results came back negative. Anyone any idea where i can get any info on this form of diabetes there is not much stuff i can find by searching on google
 
Just means it's a non-immune system form of type 1, used to be misdiagnosed as type 2 a lot. Type 1a is Auto-immune Diabetes Mellitus.
 
Hi @jamesfitz and welcome to the forum.
I have not heard anyone else here mention Type1b but did find this article.

You have Type 1b if:
You meet two criteria: the first, if there is no evidence in your blood that your immune system is attacking beta cells and the second, if you have alternating cycles where you need and then don’t need insulin replacement. This form of the disease is unusual and most often diagnosed in those of African or Asian heritage.

http://dtc.ucsf.edu/types-of-diabetes/type1/understanding-type-1-diabetes/what-is-type-1-diabetes/

 
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