[owlyn]

Present a problem to an engineer, and he will give you an engineering solution. Present the same problem to a marketing person, and you will get a marketing solution. You have presented your symptoms to a diabetes froum, so the answers all surround diabetes. Your problem may have nothing to do with diabetes at all. You may have something else wrong, nothing at all, hypochondraia, or are just crazy Your best bet is to tell your dotor what your symptoms are, and not try to steer him towards your diagnosis of your problem.

[lilituc]

I had very similar things and lab results, and I "passed" my first glucose tolerance test and was classified pre-diabetic. In the end, I turned out to have LADA (which is a form of Type 1), but it wasn't clear because I had caught it so early. So is it possible you could have LADA? Yes, especially with that c-peptide.

However, most doctors (that even know what LADA is) would say it's too early to start treatment. I didn't start treatment until almost a year after my initial diagnosis, and it wasn't until six months after that that it was much more clearly LADA and that's when I went on insulin. So even if you got a very pro-active doctor, they would most likely tell you to just monitor it. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't seek out an endocrinologist if you have access to one, though. If you do have LADA, your progression will be individual; there's no way to predict how just quickly or how slow it will be.

Another possibility you might want to look at is MODY. Often people with MODY have a normal or near-normal fasting, but abnormal insulin response to meals. MODY - It's Not Type 1 and Not Type 2, but Something New

[Ronin]

Hi Homeschoolmom!

Take a deep breath, calm down, relax and know that all of us have been where you are right now. Confusion and frustration are the first steps.

Regarding insulin. My comment was that, given your low C-Peptide reading, the treatment for you BG levels will most likely be insulin. At present most diabetics would be quite happy with your HbA1c and OGTT results -- and you aren't taking any medications!

Personally I'm a strong advocate of getting the C-Peptide readings because they determine the best treatment path. Many MD's assume that all adult onset diabetics (including some who include us Pre-D's) is to start trying drugs aimed at increasing insulin sensitivity with the assumption that we are all Type-2's and Insulin Resitant (IR). Your C-Peptide (as well as mine) say: sorry, not IR in this case, low insulin production. That will save a whole lot of trying this medication, then that medication, and putting up with the side effects while the real problem isn't being addressed.

Right now we Pre-D's are in what some call "The Honeymoon" where diet and exercise manage to keep our BG levels in check and we are not in serious danger for diabetic complications. I prefer to borrow a term from the Prostate folks and say we are in a period of "Watchful Waiting." We test, not as frequently as Type-1's or 2's, but keeping an eye on our FBG's with occasional looks at our two-hour post-prandial responses to foods. What we are looking for is the day (that hopefully never comes) when the BG levels start to rise and diet and exercise no longer constrain the rise. Then, as far as I'm concerned I'm ready to start using Insulin because I know that people have already developed the formula for dosage and the side-effects are minimal as compared to the drugs used when an MD is fishing around for the "right" drug to work on a person who is producing Insulin like crazy but it just doesn't work for them.

Don't feel crazy. Just ask the folks here on DF about my first six-months of posting where I was going bonkers. Time allowed me to gain knowledge and perspective. With that I am facing my future currently not using meds, but prepared to start when that will be necesary.

[parrotletzoo]

a c-pep level of .8 is normal. your ogtt was normal and your fasting blood sugar were normal. I'd say diabetes isn't in your picture.

tingling in the legs can be caused by many things. nerve impingement or injury in the back, gleuts, hip. leg. Other thing effect nerve health like b vitamins, calcium levels, omega 3 fatty acids, not to mention tingling can be muscular as well. Kidney disease, liver disease, electrolyte imbalances, parathyroid disorder, adrenal disorders all can cause tingling sensations.

I'm not trying to cause problems by saying all this, I"m just trying to point out that diabetes isnt the only thing to cause that symptom and if it continues to bother you, ask your doctor to send you to a neurologist or specialist that might be better able to look at your medical history to determine what the underlying cause is.

meanwhile, if you seem to have increased symtoms after eating certain foods and it is bothersome, don't eat said foods. Make sure you tell your doctor about that symptom also so they have all of the information they need.

[birdyland]

Have you had your thyroid checked? Hypo/Hyper thyroid can both cause tingling... AND MAJOR CARB CRAVINGS!