Honestly, I don't know & will probably never know what "type" I really am...I'm an odd egg. On the one hand, my father served in Vietnam, was exposed to Agent Orange and after he came home, he & my mom got pregnant with & had me. I developed Diabetes right before my tenth birthday. I often wonder if Agent Orange played some role in my development of Diabetes, because my sister (who was conceived before my dad left & born while he was gone) has never had any issues. She's been tested (out of concern after my diagnosis) & has never been "borderline" or anything. My dad, on the other hand, was considered "borderline" (I guess it's called pre-diabetic now?).
My mom suffered from hypoglycemia when I was younger. Her symptoms usually consisted of headaches and feeling shaky if she hadn't eaten. As I've grown older, I've tested her & my grandmother (my mom's mom) and both have had elevated sugars (mom was 160 post prandial and grandmother was 200). My maternal grandfather was Type 2 later in life, and my maternal grandmother is Type 2. She's 86, so she really doesn't want to treat it by anything other than diet. She also has a heart condition that she's had for some time. I'm kind of wondering if I'm not Type 2 based on family history & most of all due to Agent Orange. I've read that its effects can be passed down to offspring.
On the other hand, I had a flu six months before diagnosis & then again when I was in the hospital (just after diagnosis), so I don't know for sure what type I am. That's usually a character trait for Type 1s, but not necessarily always.
The doctor started me on insulin right away (BG was 400 at diagnosis), and I've been on insulin ever since. I was diagnosed in 1982, at a time when they didn't have c-peptide or GAD antibody tests. I doubt that doing those tests now would provide as accurate info. as they would have had they been available then.
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Originally Posted by spamlog  kids bring home just too many viruses and bacteria for any healthy immune system to handle. |
LOL, sometimes I think kids
Are walking bacteria & viruses.
You're very right in that they do bring a lot of stuff home with them.
I love kids, but am very glad I didn't have any.
