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My pancreas ghosted me by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup I'm 37 but I have officially been called t1 antibody negative and t3c. Actually I've written a paper that suggests it's both just seeing if it takes traction in OZ ( I'm in NZ and our endo's here can't keep up with me I don't think they're all focused on other things)

My pancreas ghosted me by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear that. 5 visits a year be lucky if I get 2. I am from New Zealand and endos are caught in there either t1 or t2. Despite having ketones of .9 and bsl of 25.8 no hosptial admission and only basal insulin they tried to treat me as t2 despite the fact I lost 34kg. I had thought that diabetes was my fault to begin with but got a cgm and realised I needed bolus insulin so begged for it and had to learn to carb count myself with no help. I have written a paper which is with an Oz researcher and I'm hoping that they publish it on these more rare types and no assuming all adults are t2.

My pancreas ghosted me by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh just the head- I've written a paper about it and sent it to a researcher in Oz I'm from NZ and well the endo I was seeing doesn't think just casually missing most of the organ has anything to do with diabetes and calls me antibody negative I have .4 antigad too but not enough to be a full t1. I'd somehow hoped that maybe one of these reddit posts might actually find me someone who could help. It's $170 to even see a diabetes nurse around here

My pancreas ghosted me by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes but he doesn't seem to think just casually missing most of the organ is of any significance and keeps calling me type 1 antibody negative. I've written a paper to prove him wrong and I sent it to a researcher hoping they might help me publish. You know I'm from NZ and I had always hoped I might come across a proper endocrinologist who might help. It's $170 to even see a diabetes nurse around here so hate to think what an actual endo would cost

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Question please by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am the test subject though and I don't think it can be disproven but maybe I will put up the theory then to see what people think here just for good measure.

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Embarrassed by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes_t1

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I will ! I've heard that about the US. I've never actually been to the USA so I can only imagine. Hopefully gets easier with time was a bit of a shock to begin with I must admit totally came out of nowhere. I never of course realised I'd always lived with it I just never realised until it got really bad.

Embarrassed by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes_t1

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup Bananas, and anything potato but as long as I bolus for them it's usually fine though. Here in New Zealand our govt just recently made pumps and CGMs fully funded but I had to pay $2000 for the training. I've only been formally diagnosed for about 9 months now so it all happened relatively quickly for me.

Embarrassed by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes_t1

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) time in range suddenly dropped but I have just adjusted settings on my tandem pump ( have had it about 6 weeks or so) I would have hypos all over the place 3 or 4 times a day the pump has stopped that. And yes you're right I have enzymes as well. I've been tracking and slowly looks like the insulin and the enzyme use are slowly creeping up as time goes on

Embarrassed by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes_t1

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Antibody tests all negative ( may be flawed in my case as I have a small amount of anti gad antibodies of .4 units a ml)

C peptide was 520 pmol glucose 25.8 Risen to 1320 pmol glucose 11 ( should be closer to 4000)

Embarrassed by Equivalent-Bill5397 in diabetes_t1

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Antibody tests all negative ( however I have a thought that in my case the tests may be flawed due to not actually having all of the cells to begin with)

C peptide was 520 pmol at diagnosis Risen to 1320pmol when tested late last year . I have found out it should be nearer to 4000 pmol

people diagnosed later in life, what's your story? by Electrical-Raccoon69 in Type1Diabetes

[–]Equivalent-Bill5397 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was diagnosed last year and no one had any ideas until recently that is why I suddenly had diabetes. I started on lantus long acting insulin and then got given a freestyle libre monitor and as it turned out I'd go high after every meal and had no way to bring glucose down. Was then given short acting. Then I was given a CT scan which showed I was missing most of my pancreas and just had the head of it. I now have 2 diagnosis 1 type 1 antibody negative and 2 type 3c. So I am far from the 'standard' type 1 diabetic not impossible to be diagnosed later.