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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Brian Mulroney says his life was turned upside down when diagnosed with a rare blend of diabetes more than two years ago. But today, the former prime minister is using his stature as a political figure to become an advocate for the disease, which affects millions across the country.
Mulroney was diagnosed in 2010 while undergoing blood tests for an unrelated illness. His doctors believe the illness -- a rare blend of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes -- was caused by a combination of factors: an infection in 2004 caused pancreatitis and weakened the insulin-producing organ, consistent with Type 1 diabetes. However, onset of the disease later in life points to Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to diet and lifestyle.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/diabet...sical-psychological-battle-mulroney-1.1126643
Rare blend? Erm...Type 1.5/LADA? 🙄
'Streamlined insulin to 2 injections a day' 🙄
Mulroney was diagnosed in 2010 while undergoing blood tests for an unrelated illness. His doctors believe the illness -- a rare blend of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes -- was caused by a combination of factors: an infection in 2004 caused pancreatitis and weakened the insulin-producing organ, consistent with Type 1 diabetes. However, onset of the disease later in life points to Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to diet and lifestyle.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/diabet...sical-psychological-battle-mulroney-1.1126643
Rare blend? Erm...Type 1.5/LADA? 🙄
'Streamlined insulin to 2 injections a day' 🙄