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This was always going to be a packed out session (even at 5pm!): how we can use c-peptide measurements to improve the diagnosis of #diabetes
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What's c-peptide? It's a molecule we make during the process of producing insulin. So it can be used to look at how much insulin you produce: people with #Type1diabetes have very very low c-peptide levels, while people with #Type2diabetes have higher levels.
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This means a c-peptide measurement can differentiate between #Type1diabetes & #Type2diabetes. But how? In the past, tests were expensive & inaccurate. The #ExeterDiabetes team changed this...
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