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<blockquote data-quote="lcarter" data-source="post: 2115457" data-attributes="member: 93162"><p>Hi all. </p><p></p><p>I will respond later in detail but here is the general gist of it! </p><p></p><p>I had glucose levels of around 28mml for approx 3 weeks despite taking insulin constantly. Tried increasing it, drs were baffled why I was so resistant. </p><p></p><p>Met a new doctor who was fresh out of his training. He asked a few questions, and looked into my initial diagnosis all those years ago. </p><p></p><p>Whatever test they did at the time of diagnosis shows I wasn't auto immune. But because they didn't think i was overweight, they went with type 1. </p><p></p><p>I have never had normal sugar levels since. They didn't think anything of it, and I just continued to try to lose weight without actually managing to. </p><p></p><p>So I asked the question. </p><p></p><p>Why don't I ever have high ketones despite having high sugars levels all of the time? </p><p></p><p>Good question, the new dr said. Off he went to speak to my usual consultant, and came back with an idea. </p><p></p><p>What if they did the c peptide blood test? </p><p></p><p>Ok, let's go for it. </p><p></p><p>My consultant came in and told me he was purely going to entertain the new dr; if that was ok with me- because he was absolutely positive i was a type 1. </p><p></p><p>Famous last words. </p><p></p><p>The c peptide test came back saying I'm not only still producing insulin, I'm producing a hell of a lot. </p><p></p><p>So they asked me to do as special c peptide urine test. </p><p></p><p>Again, sky high amounts of insulin.</p><p></p><p>They were baffled. </p><p></p><p>So they asked me to do a 24 hour urine test. </p><p></p><p>Sky high levels of insulin. </p><p></p><p>I'm a type 2. </p><p></p><p>I've now got my appointment in september with original consultant. Two consultants are now involved, one more senior than mine who said pointless doing GAAD as it's too late to be accurate. </p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lcarter, post: 2115457, member: 93162"] Hi all. I will respond later in detail but here is the general gist of it! I had glucose levels of around 28mml for approx 3 weeks despite taking insulin constantly. Tried increasing it, drs were baffled why I was so resistant. Met a new doctor who was fresh out of his training. He asked a few questions, and looked into my initial diagnosis all those years ago. Whatever test they did at the time of diagnosis shows I wasn't auto immune. But because they didn't think i was overweight, they went with type 1. I have never had normal sugar levels since. They didn't think anything of it, and I just continued to try to lose weight without actually managing to. So I asked the question. Why don't I ever have high ketones despite having high sugars levels all of the time? Good question, the new dr said. Off he went to speak to my usual consultant, and came back with an idea. What if they did the c peptide blood test? Ok, let's go for it. My consultant came in and told me he was purely going to entertain the new dr; if that was ok with me- because he was absolutely positive i was a type 1. Famous last words. The c peptide test came back saying I'm not only still producing insulin, I'm producing a hell of a lot. So they asked me to do as special c peptide urine test. Again, sky high amounts of insulin. They were baffled. So they asked me to do a 24 hour urine test. Sky high levels of insulin. I'm a type 2. I've now got my appointment in september with original consultant. Two consultants are now involved, one more senior than mine who said pointless doing GAAD as it's too late to be accurate. Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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