Newly diagnosed type 3c

[Bruce Stephens]

Thanks. It looks like it is a single test which can read the previous 3 months - is that correct? Thanks for your help.

There's a longer explanation here:

What is HbA1c?

HbA1c is your average blood glucose (sugar) levels for the last two to three months. If you have diabetes, an ideal HbA1c level is 48mmol/mol (6.5%) or below. If you're at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, your target HbA1c level should be below 42mmol/mol (6%).

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[soupdragon]

Dear Soupdragon, How did you learn you had necrotising pancreatitis - that is, what were the tests and symptoms? Thanks.

Hi @Bryonia
I was admitted to hospital with severe pain. Turned out to be severe acute necrotising pancreatitis and I didn't leave hospital for 6 months.
I've been treated with insulin from the start - at the start because of the pancreatitis and then because most of my pancreas is missing/not doing much!

If your daughter's pain levels have increased it sounds as though she needs to be seeing whoever manages her pancreatitis.

As others have mentioned - the HBA1C test gives an average blood glucose level over the last 3 months and your GP can organise that. The test to see how much insulin is being produced is the C peptide test. I had this done at the hospital.

I know that at the beginning they thought that I might not need to inject insulin long term which I assumed to mean that when the inflammation died down the pancreas might start producing insulin again.

I'm under the pancreatic (HPB) team and I would contact them if I needed support.

I hope you are able to contact your daughter's team and that her pain reduces soon.