[foxl]

? ADMs? Can you spell out, please? I am learning a lot from you, Mike, and do not recognize that acronym.

If 30% of those initially termed Type 2 do turn out ot have some antibodies, as Joslin quotes ... and what percentage of people are never tested for them ... I am not sure we should assume their absence in any Type 2's.

[Rekarb]

Oh sorry, that's Atypical Diabetes Mellitus. It's another term for Ketosis Prone T2 before they came up with the AB classifications.
It's a good term to keep handy when you're doing searches on KPD being that it is still used widely.

Mike

[eliza0104]

I just saw my Endo last week. She said if my A1C comes back at 6.4 or 6.5% that I need to go on a low amount of insulin (if antibodies/c-peptide show LADA)

[Rekarb]

Don't get me wrong - insulin is fine but you need to have a baseline of bgs to guide your therapy. The A1C is an over all number but your diabetes is day to day. Spikes are my problem, other people have basil problems. Everyone is different. You should do tests to see how high you spike, how long the spike lasts and what you spike on. Try to walk into your Doc's office as fully informed as you can be. You have to be the pilot and let the Doc know they're the navigator.

[liz]

perhaps I was unlucky but my HB1ac was 12.5 last night and i am now on lantus from today previously my results were always in the 12s for the last 2 years, lets hope I get the reduction I need.