GP wants me to have a test

[gail2]

Got a call from my rock of a GP today saying hes going to have a chat with my consultant and hes going to see about me having a test i think he called it a peptide c test ? Anyone know wot this is for and why he would he want it

 

[Steff]

Here you go Gail this explains it all http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/c_peptide/test.html

It is a test they do to determine your type i think, i had one when i questioned my type 2 thinking i may be type 1 x

 

[gail2]

Thanks steff

 

[Dizzydi]

Lets hope they get you sorted properly and so you know for sure x

 

[trophywench]

Interestingly, if you follow Richard157's report through to the Joslin get together for all the medallists, ie diabetic for 50 years, he's had it for 64 and still got no complications - apparently the vast majority of the golden oldies who also have no complications have several things in common, one of them being they still produce C-peptide. He doesn't though as it happens.

I'd love to know if I do or don't.

It's also used to separate LADA from T1 and T2.

 

[AlisonM]

That's what they did for me Gail when they wanted to be sure what flavour I am. It's how they changed my Dx from T2 to LADA.

 

[tracey w]

I presume they are thinking you are type 1 then Gail? i had this test done after diagnosis, i think it takes a few weeks to come back, least thats what they told me.

 

[gail2]

i dont know if its thought that is a possibility, i have to say my GP IS VERY Proactive in my care. i know hes concerned that my bs levels are constantly high
gail

 

[Robster65]

I think it basically tells you about your pancreas function, so rather than telling you type 1 or 2, it may just be that your pancreas has decided it's had enough of producing insulin and stopped. Or is only dribbling a bit.🙂

Either way, I think you'd still be type 2 but with a defunct pancreas. To be type 1, you'd have to show auto-immune attack on the beta cells, which may be a different test.

I think.🙄

ROb

 

[tracey w]

I think it basically tells you about your pancreas function, so rather than telling you type 1 or 2, it may just be that your pancreas has decided it's had enough of producing insulin and stopped. Or is only dribbling a bit.🙂

Either way, I think you'd still be type 2 but with a defunct pancreas. To be type 1, you'd have to show auto-immune attack on the beta cells, which may be a different test.

I think.🙄

ROb

Oh, maybe thats the test i had then? I forget the name of it now, it was over 3 years ago 😱 but it was to determine type 1 or 2

 

[trophywench]

GAD 65 Tracey?

 

[Mark T]

GAD 65 Tracey?

That was the one I had, plus pancreatic antibodies.

I was not quite negative for the first and definitely negative for the second, although I read somewhere that it isn't a bad idea to have a yearly repeat test for both.

 

[trophywench]

Thought GAD 65 only told you anything whilst newly diagnosed? - within the first 6 months I thought? However I sit to be corrected, as always LOL