My daughter was diagnosed 2years ago-age 14- and is still considered in the "honeymoon stage" This means her total intake of insulin based on body weight is very low (equal to the insulin dose of a 5 year old)because her pancreas is still producing insulin. We were told the older you are when d...
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MODY diabetes
Dr. Fran Cogen
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:29 AMre: MODY diabetes
spanncakes
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:14 PMThank you. That is very helpful information that I can take to our next endochrinology appointment. I appreciate the info!
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MODY
Dr. Fran Cogen
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:30 AMI would like to clarify: the genetic tests sent to Athena labs will diagnose the most common forms of MODY diabetes.
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Good morning: MODY(mature onset diabetes of youth) diabetes is a genetic form of diabetes that often presents like type 2 diabetes and may or may not require insulin at different times of one's life. Often one sees a family history which might make one suspect the possibility of MODY Diabetes. There are genetic tests that can be sent to labs such as ATHENA that can diagnose the most common forms of diabetes.
One can also check for the presence of GAD-65 antibodies to see if there is any autoimmunity associated with type 1 diabetes.
It is not uncommon to see insulin production even two years after diagnosis (honeymoon period).
I hope this information has been helpful.