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High C-Peptide
- Thread starter Derek2210
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Inka
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- Type 1
Hi @Derek2210 Your avatar says Type 2. Were you Type 2 before you had your Whipple and then became Type 3c?
I’ll tag @Proud to be erratic who is also Type 3c.
I’ll tag @Proud to be erratic who is also Type 3c.
Lucyr
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The remaining part of your pancreas is working very well in terms of insulin production then, but you do have insulin resistance as well which is common in type 2 diabetes
Proud to be erratic
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Hello @Derek2210, and Welcome from me. I also had Pancreatic Cancer, confirmed after my Whipple and total pancreatectomy 5yrs ago today. Since I no longer have a panc'y I have never had to take much interest in the finer points of C peptides!
Although those of us with a T3c diagnosis are pretty unusual, there is a wide mix of treatments amongst us - depending on the severity of the damage that has occurred to each of our panc'ys. A few treat their D just by oral meds, some by basal only and some are fully insulin dependent.
Apart from your C peptide question is there anything else we can help you with? How are you getting on overall?
Although those of us with a T3c diagnosis are pretty unusual, there is a wide mix of treatments amongst us - depending on the severity of the damage that has occurred to each of our panc'ys. A few treat their D just by oral meds, some by basal only and some are fully insulin dependent.
Apart from your C peptide question is there anything else we can help you with? How are you getting on overall?
Morning Derek as others have said it depends on which part of your pancreas has been damaged.
So from your C Peptide results it appears that your endocrine cells ( Beta cells) have been left undamaged as they are located in a specific area of the Pancreas whereas your exocrine cells are located more generally,
Presume you take Creon and there us a possibility of developing diabetes in the future as a direct result of pancreatic damage or removal of part of the pancreas but appears that you have sone insulin resistance already hence your current diagnosis.
So from your C Peptide results it appears that your endocrine cells ( Beta cells) have been left undamaged as they are located in a specific area of the Pancreas whereas your exocrine cells are located more generally,
Presume you take Creon and there us a possibility of developing diabetes in the future as a direct result of pancreatic damage or removal of part of the pancreas but appears that you have sone insulin resistance already hence your current diagnosis.
Proud to be erratic
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@Derek2210, if you haven't seen this before, you might find this article from the main DUK website helpful:
www.diabetes.org.uk
What is type 3c diabetes?
You may have heard of the more common types of diabetes like type 1, type 2 and gestational. But there are actually many other types of diabetes that aren't as well known. Type 3c diabetes develops because of the damage to the pancreas, which can happen for a few different reasons. And although...