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<blockquote data-quote="leather_ferret" data-source="post: 140086" data-attributes="member: 24631"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>As phoenix pointed out, anything beyond T1 T2 is a right jumble and ' 3 ' seems to be the lucky number for researchers into all manner of diabetic disorders around the world.. </p><p></p><p>I prefer to stick with the WHO classification and hope that eventually they will all get their houses in order.</p><p></p><p>the WHO Type 3c is effectively type 1, but blood sugar levels can be very unpredictable with rapid and extreme swings. This used to be described as 'brittle diabetes'.... but no surprise, so too were other variants of diabetes..... lack of good classification of the disease is nothing new.</p><p></p><p>My T3c is due to chronic pancreatitis and the fact that almost all of my pancreas has eaten itself.</p><p>Particular problems can arise since the healthy pancreas produces both Insulin and glucagon.</p><p>Glucagon is the chemical messenger that instructs the liver to dump glucose into the blood and is the key part of the body's glucose regulation system</p><p></p><p>Effectively you have a double whammy with both control mechanisms being stuffed up when the pancreas is badly damaged</p><p></p><p>You need to talk to your Doc and find out why they have classified your diabetes type 3 and ask what practical differences/difficulties you are likely to encounter over and above the the 'normal' type 1 (or2) and what help they will be giving you to deal with it.</p><p></p><p>If you do get any info, I for one would be most keen to learn more.</p><p></p><p>Be good and be lucky</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leather_ferret, post: 140086, member: 24631"] Hi, As phoenix pointed out, anything beyond T1 T2 is a right jumble and ' 3 ' seems to be the lucky number for researchers into all manner of diabetic disorders around the world.. I prefer to stick with the WHO classification and hope that eventually they will all get their houses in order. the WHO Type 3c is effectively type 1, but blood sugar levels can be very unpredictable with rapid and extreme swings. This used to be described as 'brittle diabetes'.... but no surprise, so too were other variants of diabetes..... lack of good classification of the disease is nothing new. My T3c is due to chronic pancreatitis and the fact that almost all of my pancreas has eaten itself. Particular problems can arise since the healthy pancreas produces both Insulin and glucagon. Glucagon is the chemical messenger that instructs the liver to dump glucose into the blood and is the key part of the body's glucose regulation system Effectively you have a double whammy with both control mechanisms being stuffed up when the pancreas is badly damaged You need to talk to your Doc and find out why they have classified your diabetes type 3 and ask what practical differences/difficulties you are likely to encounter over and above the the 'normal' type 1 (or2) and what help they will be giving you to deal with it. If you do get any info, I for one would be most keen to learn more. Be good and be lucky Dave [/QUOTE]
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