…(the antibodies don’t have around after all the beta cells have been splatted)…
I know I’ve asked you this before, Mike, so I’m more asking everyone else for theories:
I still had antibodies more than 25 years after diagnosis. Does this mean I still have some beta cells popping up (that my immune system is merrily killing off in a kind of diabetic Whackamole 🙄 ) or are the antibodies just sitting there waiting and all primed in case a beta cell appears (eg through an islet transplant), or are they just left over from the initial immune attack all those years ago? I did ask my consultant briefly but our conversation was covering a lot in a short time, so I didn’t really get a response as she had moved on to something else. I’ve tried googling but they all say antibodies aren’t found too long after diagnosis.