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Thread: Does this sound weird to anyone?

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07-09-2009, 10:16 AM

foxl

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I am a: Type 1.5

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: KCMO

Posts: 5,429

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCS

I too lost weight with Type 2, muscles no longer had fuel to burn due to high BG and either lack of insulin or insulin resistance, so they turn on themselves as a survival mechanism. Your wasting muscle not fat.

Yes, T2s can go ketotic or ketoacidotic, but in some cases I think T1.5s or T1's may be missed and this is more typically a symptom of T1 onset.

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Linda

Initial A1c Feb 6 09: 12%
Aug 24 A1c (MD office) 5.5%
Jul ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30

metformin 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
baby aspirin
Vitamin D3, 2000 IU (blood values normal, advised to continue this dose by endo)
CoQ10 100 mg
Eating 70 - 90 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
BMI is down to ca. 25.8

According to Joslin's Diabetes, 2005 ed., 5 - 30% of those diagnosed as Type 2 actually have LADA.