Type 1 diabetes ‘is two distinct conditions defined by diagnosis age’

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Interesting dividing line. I’ve heard that there are known differences between people who get T1 a little later, vs those who get it in early childhood. And then there’s a different one for babies (neonatal). Plus LADA of course. So that makes 4? Or perhaps multiple others since some of the people at different ages continue to create their own insulin (and antibodies) for anything up to 80 years, while others stop producing antibodies when they completely fry all their beta cells.

Diabetes has a way of making everything more complicated than it first appears!
 
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I was just coming to post this.
It is from the Exeter University people.
 
T1 diabetes is as complex or as simple as you want to make it. At the end of the day, not enough (or no) insulin is being produced, so you have to replace it. What causes it is almost irrelevant.

As this particular paper doesn’t take a single step forward for a “cure”, it’s interesting, I suppose, but in practice, useless.
 
Joslin Inst did a medical survey of their Golden Oldies to find out who still produced insulin and who didn't - it was about 40% did and the rest didn't. The GOs used to congregate every 10 years from all over America, in Boston with their nearest and dearest and whilst the Ds were having tests - they'd be ferried around on all sorts of expeditions - all paid for by Joslin! He (Eliot Joslin) was a great diabetes benefactor so was able to discover/prove all sorts of things that advanced medical knowledge about D.

Richard 157 is or was one of those T1s, who used to tell us about such things, didn't produce. He was well into his 70s at that time and appeared again a couple of years later saying he wouldn't be posting in the UK again.

As you say it's of no immediate help to either eg Sue or eg me, knowing that she's likely to be one sort and me the other at the moment - however it may prove to be for people like us in future from others using the research to find out other things or invent something that can help.
 
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Joslin Inst did a medical survey of their Golden Oldies to find out who still produced insulin and who didn't - it was about 40% did and the rest didn't. The GOs used to congregate every 10 years from all over America, in Boston with their nearest and dearest and whilst the Ds were having tests - they'd be ferried around on all sorts of expeditions - all paid for by Joslin! He (Eliot Joslin) was a great diabetes benefactor so was able to discover/prove all sorts of things that advanced medical knowledge about D.

Richard 157 is or was one of those T1s, who used to tell us about such things, didn't produce. He was well into his 70s at that time and appeared again a couple of years later saying he wouldn't be posting in the UK again.

As you say it's of no immediate help to either eg Sue or eg me, knowing that she's likely to be one sort and me the other at the moment - however it may prove to be for people like us in future from others using the research to find out other things or invent something that can help.
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I never thought of it earlier, maybe partly explain why @Northerner gets a way with just using bolus Insulin.
 
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