Do you think I have Type I or II Diabetes?

The Dr. I went to today stated that I have diabetes but told me that she could not tell if it was type I or Type II.
I have had no symptoms at all, but I am having high blood sugars. 350-400 range today and that is when I was diagnosed. No dizziness, hunger, fatigue, tiredness. Nothing of that sort. Do you think this is type I or II and do you think I will need the injections or do you think just metroformin or other pills will control it.

I will make an appointment with a Endocronologist in the morning but this is just a shock to me and I need points of view! Thanks!

Fasting sugar was 212

Age has NOTHING to do with the type of diabetes you have. The only way to know for certain is a GAD antibody test or C-peptide test. I was diagnosed type one at age 31 and am not overweight and never have been. Type two diabetes is caused by your blood cells inability to convert sugar into energy. A type two's pancreas works just fine, they just can't convert sugar properly. Type one's do not produce insulin and the pancreas is non funcitoning. Type two's many times produce a lot of insulin, it just can't be used by the body without the help of oral medication. Type two's may eventually need insulin to help control their diabetes, but they remain type 2. Type ones are started on insulin from the day of diagnosis.

There is so much misinformation about the two types of diabetes. The biggest one is age.

If you truly have type one diabetes, your doctor would have started you on insulin or hospitalized you. If you feel ill or become symptomatic, you should see your doctor immediately or go to the ER. With blood sugar in the 400 range, you should be feeling quite ill.

Depends on your age. If you are an adult it is probable type 2. I take metformin once a day but I am insulin resitance and my blood sugar drops plus I am reactive hypoglyciema.

See if the metformin works. It was a shock to me. What was your fasting blood sugar reading or is that the ones you mentioned. Mine was 350 fasting when I was diagnosed with Type II . It scared me but I am following the rules and my HbA1c has been 5.2 or less for three years.

if your peeing alot and thirsty and losing your vision nd can't sleep and losing weight ur type 1 if you gain weight with the other symptoms ur type 2, but maybe your blood glucose was just high at the time. you know wrong place wrong time. hope that helps

Ok, first of all, Type 1 diabetes is "JUVENILE Diabetes meaning if you're over your 20's, it's most likely Type 2. I've had type 1 since I was 7 (I'm 13 now) and when I was diagnosed, I had high blood sugar, drank tonnes of water and had to go to the toilet all the time. Type 2 is often caused by being overweight or due to old age, etc.
Your doctor should deffinately be able to tell if it's Type 1 or Type 2, so maybe you should go and see a more professional doctor at the hospital. (If it's Type 1, you should be hospitalised for a few days to learn about the disease, because unlike Type 2, Type 1 doesn't go away from medication or weight loss)

sounds like type 2 diabetes...usually type 1 diabetics have low BS...your immune system shuts down when BS is above 200.....you need to have a fasting BS test...high BS is as dangerous as low BS you can seizure and go into coma when it is high like that..drink lots of water..dont eat high carbs or junk....unusual to have no symptoms though...usually very thirsty..blurred vision...headache...pee alot...when it gets high like that you can become very dehydrated....hope this helps

umm
it sounds like you have type 1
[i have type 1 also]
i am 14
and most of the time blood sugars above 200
means your are most likely type 1

There is no way any of us can know that. I won't even make a guess.

We don't know your age, your weight, your family history, your eating and exercise regimens...nothing. If you are an adult, it is more likely to be type 2 but it's not unheard of for an adult to develop type 1 (that's when it happened to me...when I was in my 20s). More and more children are developing type 2 because of sedentary lifestyles. So...it could go either way. Your doctor may order further lab tests to help him/her determine the type and whether you will need insulin or oral medications (or a combination of the two) or whether you can manage with diet and exercise and possibly with the use of oral medications.

This is something your doctor can help you figure out and decide how best to treat you. Good luck.

EMT
type 1, use a pump

Here's a link which you will find informative:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/type-2-...