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how to differentiate type1 and type2?

  • 10-08-2013 4:42pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    hi
    i had gestational diabetes and unfortunately after 2 months of my baby birth i am now confirmed as type2 diabetic.
    i was reading through few websites and type2 is usually later in the life (around 40).
    sorry if i got wrong info from internet.
    i am 27 and now worried if i have type1 or type2.
    it could be that i had diabetes before pregnancy and never diagnosed.
    does the DTT tell if you are type1 or type2?
    please guide.


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  • #2
    bellylint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭bellylint


    Hiya, Type 2 can kick in much earlier than 40, I remember a lecture from an endocrinologist who was telling us that he was now seeing teenagers with the condition developed. Very rare but it does occur.
    By DTT, did you mean the GTT, as in Glucose Tolerance Test, it doesn't inform you if you are Type 1 vs Type 2.
    If you had Type 1 you would not be producing insulin and would require injections of it. Type 2 is a resistance to your own insulin, you are still producing it just it decreases in how responsive your body is.
    Type 2 is largely a lifestyle thing though it can be resultant from a period of gestational diabetes.
    Tbh given the policies on here regarding advice, particularly medical and legal advice, I dont really think I should say too much more on the matter, bar your best bet is to go to your doctor or consultant endocrinologist and get proper advice on the matter.
    It's very serious if left run unchecked, and very manageable if dealt with properly.

    I am not a doctor, just somebody who has a very strong interest and curiosity regarding health. So like I was saying go to your doctor and get proper advice on the matter, and good luck with it.


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