Advice on low BS level please

[Inka]

@rebrascora Interesting re the antibodies. I wonder if there’s any information about them and diagnosis/levels? As you might remember, I had mine tested many years after diagnosis because it was thought I might have MODY (I didn’t) and I asked a few questions of my consultant then but only in relation to myself. I can’t remember her mentioning levels but she said something about the number of different antibodies and how that helped her discriminate. I wonder if there are actual guidelines or consultants just use their experience? I did make some notes on my results letter but I can’t remember if I kept it.

@Anitram Perhaps a consultant would be more useful (if you haven’t already seen one, of course)?

 

[rebrascora]

I agree that a consultant would be by far the best option both for getting those tests done and interpreting them, which was my point in saying that GPs generally have no idea about what the results of those tests would indicate, particularly as they would almost certainly be borderline in Martin's case.
I think the chances of him getting referred to a consultant when Martin's readings are so well controlled would be pretty much zero even without the current pandemic, so likely something we will all have to wonder about... hopefully for a long time to come.
As @Docb says, there are likely other causes/sub types of diabetes which are yet to be determined or understood. I am still convinced that my high sugar intake pre diagnosis contributed to my diabetes onset even though it is autoimmune. I believe that my beta cells were under significant strain and that may well have triggered my immune system to attack them. I am not by any means saying everyone with Type 1 is the same. I believe that some are triggered by viruses etc and I think we will see a lot more of that through Covid, but I don't think the Types and causes are as simple and straight forward as the science so far acknowledges.

 

[Inka]

@rebrascora I absolutely agree that there are more than likely a number of subtypes and different types of Type 1 and 2.

Your sugar hypothesis, while personal to you, makes me slightly uneasy as that’s one thing that I consider a myth - eating too much sugar gives you diabetes, that is. I distinctly remember being told that as a very young child by a random old lady. My mum told me it was “rubbish”. But when I developed diabetes a few years later, understandably it leapt into my mind and I was very upset.

Personally I don’t believe ‘excess’ in diet is involved in Type 1. The two possible diet culprits are cows milk and wheat, but those are for other reasons to do with the gut rather than ‘over-consumption’.

 

[grovesy]

Rearcherers in Exter University reported a couple of years ago they had recognised over 40 differt types requiring differnt treatments/management.

 

[Bazzlejet]

15g carb portion sizes

Great idea!

"For emergency use by "Bazzlejet" only!"

I feel a BIG sign coming on 😉

The Dr thinks what is just down to the diabetes? Type 2 isn't generally associated with weight loss, what made it a Type 2 diagnosis? xx

That's what i thought, and it's still a worry at the back of my mind tbh, but one step at a time.

That's some interesting reading @Anitram @grovesy @Inka @rebrascora and thanks everyone for contributing - just when i think i'm beginning to moderately understand stuff.... in comes a few curve balls 😱

 

[Kaylz]

That's what i thought, and it's still a worry at the back of my mind tbh, but one step at a time.

If I were you next time I was having a chat with whoever deals with your diabetes care I'd bring it up, different diagnosis's come with different management but also different entitlements to what you are allowed on prescription etc so even though your managing on what your on at the moment a definite diagnosis of Type would be ideal as it could open up your options, I wouldn't worry about it, I'd been working a full day and was whisked to hospital that night to be given my Type 1 sentence and although it's dealt me utter c*** I'm still ploughing on over 4 years later lol xx