Thanks Liz - I remember hearing a bit on this. I'm a dietitian and
do research in Type 2 diabetes so I know all about that but it is
sooo different than type one in its onset. The texts all talk about
ending up in the hospital with really high BG and I'[m wondering if
there's a slower onslaught of the "killing" of the pancreas. Who
knows! My endo wrote me a script for diabetes test strips and I'm
going to test various times (fasting, post-prandial, etc). I'm
worried though becuase I've been so hungry these past few days and
thirsty and have lost a few pounds... (all symptoms of diabetes) but
those symptoms I've had before along with fatigue with the
Addison's - it's so hard for me to know what to ignore and write off
as "normal life for APECED person" and when to go to the doctor. I
try not to "cry wolf" so to speak but also have been scolded in the
past for waiting too long to seek help - it's such a hard balance I'm
sure you all know and struggle wiht too. I just don't know
what "normal" is anymore to be honest.

Julia

I'll keep you posted - OH and check out our adoption blog at
http://richardsons2ethiopia.blogspot.com We will post pics as soon
as he's legally our son!

--- In apeced@yahoogroups.com, "Liz and James Yarker"
<theyarkers@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Julia,
>
> Congratulations on the adoption!
>
> James had a fast onset of diabetes - he just said it took about 5
days from
> when he started noticing symptoms until he was in hospital.
However, I know
> that there is another 'type' of diabetes which people refer to as
type 1.5
> or LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults).
>
> _____________________________________
>
> What is LADA?
>
> Until recently it was thought that there were only two main types of
> diabetes:
>
> * Type 1, previously called juvenile diabetes, which is an
autoimmune
> condition that most commonly appears in childhood and can only be
controlled
> by insulin injections, and
> * Type 2, or what was called mature onset diabetes, which is
seen more
> often in overweight adults in their mid years. However, as the
incidence of
> obesity increases in all age groups, type 2 is now increasingly
seen in
> younger people. In the early stages type 2 can often be controlled
by weight
> loss, diet and exercise, but over time, oral medication in
increasing
> amounts is usually required. Insulin is now being used earlier and
more
> often in type 2 diabetes to try to prevent the side effects of the
> condition.
>
> However, it is now known that approximately one in ten adults are
> incorrectly classified as type 2 diabetes. These people have
increased
> levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GAD Ab), an
autoimmune
> marker of an attack on the cells that produce insulin. Eventually
this leads
> to an absolute lack of insulin. It is this insulin deficiency that
> identifies type 1 diabetes. This late-onset type of type 1 diabetes
is known
> as 'latent autoimmune diabetes of adults', 'slow onset type 1',
or 'type 1.5
> diabetes'.
>
> Unlike type 2 diabetes, LADA can not be adequately controlled with
diet,
> exercise, oral medication and weight loss. In fact people with LADA
often
> have a lower body mass index than people with type 2 diabetes.
>
> Depending on the aggressiveness of the immune attack on the
> insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, people with LADA progress
to need
> insulin injections at varying rates. Most will be on insulin within
six
> years of the time of correct diagnosis. However, control in that
intervening
> period is often not ideal. The early introduction of insulin
treatment not
> only provides better control, but may preserve the remaining
> insulin-secreting cells for longer.
>
http://www.abc.net.au/health/yourstories/stories/2008/10/27/2329114.ht
m
>
> __________________________________________
>
>
>
> If you want to find out more just do a search for type 1.5 diabetes
in
> google.
>
> Keep us updated
>
> Liz
>
>
>
>
>
> From: apeced@yahoogroups.com [mailto:apeced@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of
> juliap99
> Sent: Friday, 6 February 2009 6:42 AM
> To: apeced@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [apeced] Type 1 diagnosis
>
>
>
> Hi, I haven't posted in a while - we're nearing the end of our
adoption
> process so am busy getting things ready for our son.
>
> Anyway, I'm worried I may be getting Type 1 DM. My fasting TG are
297,
> My fasting Blood glucose is good - 80 BUT 30-45 min after a meal I
> spiked today 259 - i felt funny so I checked it. After two hours
it's
> 151. How gradual a progression was it to type 1 DM for those who
have
> it.
>
> I remember there is someone on here, Vicki?, who's daughter was
> diagnosed at around age 30 with type 1.
>
> Thanks
> Julia 28 with hypoparathyroidism, Addison's disease, growth hormone
> def, and pernicious anemia.
>