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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 951259" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi and welcome. I've been thru the same treadmill. Many GPs and DNs don't understand the range of diabetes conditions from straight, young T1 thru to older, overweight T2. Late onset T1 can be caused by things other than anti-bodies such as viruses, pancreatitis and so on. My GAD test done privately was negative but was done 8 years after diagnosis (I gave up with the GP) and NICE says the test becomes more unreliable as time progresses. My c-peptide was very low which confirmed the need for insulin which my GP initially said wasn't needed. The c-peptide is key as it indicates what your state of insulin is. T1 can come on at any age (oldest recorded is age 90) and is likely if you are slim at diagnosis and possibly lost weight unexpectedly recently. BTW, as things calm down if your blood sugar control isn't good enough then discuss moving to the Basal/Bolus regime with the GP/nurse. Aslo discuss whether Gliclazide should be continued with the insulin as the insulin does the job of Gliclazide and I had to suggest to my lovely DN that she stopped it which she readily agreed to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 951259, member: 21149"] Hi and welcome. I've been thru the same treadmill. Many GPs and DNs don't understand the range of diabetes conditions from straight, young T1 thru to older, overweight T2. Late onset T1 can be caused by things other than anti-bodies such as viruses, pancreatitis and so on. My GAD test done privately was negative but was done 8 years after diagnosis (I gave up with the GP) and NICE says the test becomes more unreliable as time progresses. My c-peptide was very low which confirmed the need for insulin which my GP initially said wasn't needed. The c-peptide is key as it indicates what your state of insulin is. T1 can come on at any age (oldest recorded is age 90) and is likely if you are slim at diagnosis and possibly lost weight unexpectedly recently. BTW, as things calm down if your blood sugar control isn't good enough then discuss moving to the Basal/Bolus regime with the GP/nurse. Aslo discuss whether Gliclazide should be continued with the insulin as the insulin does the job of Gliclazide and I had to suggest to my lovely DN that she stopped it which she readily agreed to. [/QUOTE]
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