@yourhanner by the way there is nothing “hyperbolic” about having high glucose numbers when your 110 pounds, told you dont have high numbers had no idea my sugar could jump to 245. For me thats not a nervous exaggeration, thats real life because what prompted me to take the BG in the first place was feeling sick
If you REALLY want a blood test, and your Endocrinologist won’t write up lab requests for it, it’s sometimes still possible to have the test if you’re willing to pay for it. There are companies out there that will do many lab tests, but you have to pay out of pocket. I don’t know if the tests you’re looking for are listed in this group of tests, for example, or if this is the one you had already?
http://www.healthcheckusa.com/more-tests/celiac-disease-antibody-profile-comprehensive.aspx
HealthcheckUSA sends you to a local blood draw place. When I used them, it was the same lab that my doctor sent me to for pre-visit labwork - LabCorp - so it’s not some “off the wall” thing.
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BeastOfGevaudan, this is a very good suggestion!
I’d like to add that most physicians want to do every possible diagnostic test in order to “get to the bottom of things.” Unfortunately, although we can write orders for any lab and/or diagnostic test we want, it is the insurance providers who make the decision whether or not to cover the cost of these tests, based on a more often than not quite convoluted and complex set of criteria that is not designed to be in the best interest of the patient, but which is clearly in the best interest of the health insurer’s deep pockets.
Yes. There’s that. I have used Healthcheck in the past simply because they were offering a package that was going to be cheaper than going through my insurance, too.
I’ve known others who have used them because Medicare refused to cover certain tests more than X times in a certain time period, like my mom when her thyroid went so haywire it landed her in the hospital. Medicare refused to cover testing, and she ended up paying out of pocket.
While it is out of pocket, at least they take HSA and FSA payments.
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Yes. Anyone can develop TD2, so I do not think it is related to celiac disease or Hashi’s. Just genetics and 50 years of the Standard American Diet! What is related to celiac disease is TD1. I have not had any GAD antibody testing. I am maintaining my blood sugar with a LCHF, (plus gluten free 'cause I have celiac disease) diet based on meter readings 1 and 2 hours post meals. Because I am monitoring, my doctor and and I agreed to postpone the GAD testing. Treatment was the same at that point in time whether I had TD1 or TD2. If things change and I start seeing high numbers despite a very low carb, high fat diet, I will request TD1 testing. After 2-1/2 years, I am doing well. I am determined to manage my diabetes and want to avoid all drugs (except insulin) because of my damaged gut and my many allergies to various medications.
And although there is a higher incidence of celiac disease, thyroid diseases, and other autoimmune diseases with Type 1 diabetes, these illnesses do not cause Type 1 (nor “push” someone to develop Type 1), nor does Type 1 diabetes cause other autoimmune diseases.
Always remember the BIG difference between correlation and causation!
Thanks for clarifying this for members. I used the word “related” implying there is a suspected risk of developing TDI if you have celiac disease:
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