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Type one-and-a-half diabetes
For years, we have had terminology dividing diabetes into subgroups: there's "type 1" and "type 2" diabetes (type 1 is autoimmune diabetes with positive antibodies, typically showing up in children or teenagers, previously called IDDM or childhood-onset diabetes) (type 2 is insulin-resistant diabetes showing up in obese adults, whose antibody tests are negative, previously called NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes). There are other subgroups, but somehow these other varieties of diabetes didn't get ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Investing in Diabetes
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Drug Administration approved Byetta for controlling diabetes in April 2005. Much earlier, in... Read more »
I’m Advocating This Meter
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...of my readings were close. Unlike most people with diabetes, I have always had normal blood... Read more »
How accurate are your lab tests?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...diet so much (read more about dietary changes for diabetes here). My fastings have come way... Read more »
Getting To Know You
By Dr. Khavarian , Health Expert...Bahareh Khavarian and I am excited to be part of the My Diabetes Central Site. I look forward... Read more »
Back When Byetta Began
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...and Drug Administration approved this powerful new diabetes medication on April 29, 2005. ... Read more »
Health Guide
How to Test Blood Glucose Levels
For a loved one with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose levels is crucial. “Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG testing) provides a map that guides decisions and changes in treatment components... Read more »Serum ketones
Acetone bodies; Ketones - serum; Nitroprusside test; Ketone bodies - serum Normal Values A normal test result would be negative, meaning there are... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: Diagnosis - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
...AbnormalitiesFasting Plasma Glucose. The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is the standard test for diagnosing diabetes. It is a simple blood test taken after 8 hours of fasting. In general,... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes: Screening Tests - Fasting Plasma Glucose
Screening TestsThere are no clear-cut guidelines for when to screen for diabetes. Some experts recommend that everyone over age 45 be tested regularly for diabetes, although others do not feel this... Read more »Antiparietal cells antibodies
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...aldesleukin) caspofungin cholestyramine cyclosporine diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »
...dexamethasone, prednisone) duloxetine drugs to treat diabetes (e.g., glyburide, insulin) ... Read more »
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Arsenic Linked to Diabetes?
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