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Originally Posted by mortis505  | It bugs me that MODY conditions are lumped in with LADA all as "Type 1.5". Good lord do they have to make it so confusing for all of us? MODY conditions are quite different in their biochemstry from autoimmune diabetes. And many of the treatments for MODY conditions really aren't appropriate long term for LADA (i.e. a MODY3 might do well on a sulfa for 10 years or longer, unlikely for a LADA).
I know this isn't the place for a rant, but I wish Type 1.5 would just be used for LADA, because LADA can progress to full Type 1. "Type MODY" or just "MODY" would be used as a fourth designation for all the different MODY phenotypes.
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Parent to 4 yr old MODY3 (not expressing yet)
Diagnosed "borderline" diabetic at age 13 (1976)
Sequenced MODY3 (W267NX/N) by Exeter (2002)
Diet,exercise,herbs & acupuncture until pregnant in 2004
Sliding scale Humalog since Sep04, tried Byetta Dec08 
75% raw/Paleolithic diet since Mar09
Now only need Humalog w/cooked carbs 1-5 times/wk
Feb 2009 HbA1c: 6.1
Jun 2009 HbA1c: 5.9 
Aug 2009 HbA1c: 5.8 
Viva Green Smoothies!
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