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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2433872" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>The last figure is 40% of type 1's are misdiagnosed as a type 2 at first. A few things that lead to that misdiagnosis is the fact that medications, lifestyle changes will work at first because you still make insulin for a while. Until it doesn't. A lot of people find out because they end up going into DKA or they just keep getting sicker and the changes don't work anymore. Needing insulin within the first 3 years is one of the signs of being a type 1. There is still a high prevalence of automatically diagnosing you as a type 2 at first because a majority of people with diabetes are type 2's.</p><p></p><p>So it's best to know, as treatment is different. A type 1 ends up needing insulin to survive. A type 2 might be able to make changes to control their BG levels. I'm not saying which you are, I have no idea, but it definitely is best to know, especially since you are trying to stop your insulin use and your numbers have gone up. Then you can figure out , the why and what needs to be done better hopefully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2433872, member: 475037"] The last figure is 40% of type 1's are misdiagnosed as a type 2 at first. A few things that lead to that misdiagnosis is the fact that medications, lifestyle changes will work at first because you still make insulin for a while. Until it doesn't. A lot of people find out because they end up going into DKA or they just keep getting sicker and the changes don't work anymore. Needing insulin within the first 3 years is one of the signs of being a type 1. There is still a high prevalence of automatically diagnosing you as a type 2 at first because a majority of people with diabetes are type 2's. So it's best to know, as treatment is different. A type 1 ends up needing insulin to survive. A type 2 might be able to make changes to control their BG levels. I'm not saying which you are, I have no idea, but it definitely is best to know, especially since you are trying to stop your insulin use and your numbers have gone up. Then you can figure out , the why and what needs to be done better hopefully. [/QUOTE]
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