Can 1.5 produce insulin

[jeggeman31]

Does 1.5 still produce some insulin ?

[grace girl]

My endo says no, but from what I read on here I get the impression that there's more than one kind of 1.5....
I was told I had LADA...basically meaning I waited until adulthood to get type 1. I haven't produced enough insulin worth measuring in at least 4 years.

[Funnygrl]

LADA makes some insulin at first, then it gradually dies down in the 6-10 years following diagnosis. Then it's plain old type 1 with no insulin. The term 1.5 means in essence that insulin production is still present. It's type 1 when there is no insulin production and evidence of immune destruction.

[spike]

Does 1.5 still produce some insulin ?

Short answer is yes, for some.

[Harold]

Since beta cells may be replaced by stem cells from the spleen it is possible that a type 1 or 1.5 may have some insulin production in fits and spurts. One type 1 member we have not seen for awhile by the handle of Alaska reported that he would have to stop taking insulin on occasion for a week or two. Like FG said a 1.5 may have a ridiculously long honeymoon.

[dbc]

Yes, no question - I am officially T1/LADA for 2 1/2 years now, diagnosis based on GAD antibody tests, but not yet using insulin (but every time I see the Dr I expect to be told "now's the time..."). Last A1c was 6.5%. Next checkup is in three weeks. I've managed to keep the beta cells going by low-carbing, some exercise (not sure whether it's had any real efect on bs, but it makes me feel better!) and 3x500mg metformin.

[Simon]

Thre is a whole sliding scale of LADA's. Some have so few anti GAD anti-bodies that they can regenerate beta cells as fast as they are destroyed and never actually have symptoms. At the other end of the scale is the classic type 1 who can loose all there beta cells in a few days.

[Funnygrl]

Yes, no question - I am officially T1/LADA for 2 1/2 years now, diagnosis based on GAD antibody tests, but not yet using insulin (but every time I see the Dr I expect to be told "now's the time..."). Last A1c was 6.5%. Next checkup is in three weeks. I've managed to keep the beta cells going by low-carbing, some exercise (not sure whether it's had any real efect on bs, but it makes me feel better!) and 3x500mg metformin.
I read in Pumping Insulin that 98% of type 1s will require insulin shots within 6 years of diagnosis, so that's not entirely uncommon.

I was the opposite...never not on insulin.

[trailrunner]

I am a 1.5 who makes some insulin, actually a quite a bit. I still need some exogenous insulin however. I low carb, run A LOT, and keep my weight down and my endo thinks that by doing all this I could keep my control good for years.

[Lynne1]

I am a 1.5 who makes some insulin, actually a quite a bit. How much is quite a bit? Just curious.:wavey:

[trailrunner]

I not really sure, I just had a c peptide drawn two thursdays ago, and according to my endo it's still almost normal, A wee bit low, but mostly ok. So she says that with as active as I am and so thin she just can't catagorize me me as a type 2. Also when I was initially diagnosed we did a run of glucopage that made no difference in my sugars.