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Type 1 or type 2
My doctor said I have type 2 diabetes, but my c peptide levels are just .14ng/l and normal levels are .8 to 4.2 , which means mine is a type 1 or type 2. I'm taking insulin twice a day, so is my immunity compromised?
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Dr. Tanvi Parikh
Endocrinologist
11 yrs exp
Pune
The tests that hemp exclude type 1 and type 2 diabetes are C peptide and antibodies. ( The latter are positive if you have type 1, these attack pancreas and worsen it’s function)
C peptide alone is not sufficient to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 Diabetes. It can be low in type 2 diabetes in case of high sugars or insulin use.
Having uncontrolled sugars in diabetes ( both type 1 and type 2) can make you immune compromised or increase susceptibility to infections. Insulin does not compromise immunity
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