C Peptide

Dear Dr.

My A1C was a 6.0 and my cpeptide was low (do not know the numbers) my physician stated that i may be having the "HoneyMoon" effect. I have been a diabetic for 5 years. Is that possilbe? Will I 100% have to go on insulin? I Spoke with another physician and he informed me that the C Peptide is inaccurate, depending on what lab do the test.


This discussion is related to low c-peptide.

[Dot.Calm]

Please explain to us what "HoneyMoon" effect is.

"Will I 100% have to go on insulin? "
Only a doctor can answer that.

"I Spoke with another physician and he informed me that the C Peptide is inaccurate, depending on what lab do the test."

You may have misunderstood what this doctor stated. Every lab may have different levels of low and high for each test. These are marked/noted on your lab results printout. You should obtain copies of your lab(s) each time you take one so you have a hard copy for your own records.

[nanascraps]

I have been an insulin dependant diabetic for 13 years now and my new endocrinologist decided to check my c-peptide and the results were:

0.9 with the reference range being:   1.1 - 4.4

So my poor little pancreas is just worn out. The way she explained it to me was that all the pills they have out there for type II are good if your pancreas is working but since mine is not insulin is my only choice. I had originally considered haveing gastric bypass with the hopes of losing a lot of weight and possibly having the diabetes maybe go away like you hear so many people that have had it done. She said since my pancreas is not really working anymore even if I lost the weight I would still need insulin just probably not as much. Hope this helped you some!

Take care!