No. My body produces virtually no insulin. A C-Peptide test was performed in the past 10 years, when I was receiving immunomodulatory treatment, and showed no traceable C-Peptide in my body. Hence, my body is either producing none to extremely low levels of insulin.
By the time you are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, around 90% or so of the islet cells (insulin producing cells) are eradicated, supposedly.
Thank you. It's OK. I have lived a good life with T1D and it's been the only life I've really known (diagnosed at age 5). There are people who do well with it, long term. I just am just trying to roll with all of this and not look back :-).
By the time you are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, around 90% or so of the islet cells (insulin producing cells) are eradicated, supposedly.