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Question of the Week | What Does J.C.’s Family History & Lab Work Reveal?

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J.C. is a ten-year-old female with a family history of type 1 diabetes. Her 7-year-old brother was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago. J.C. has no complaints and reports feeling well. She enjoys playing sports, including basketball and soccer. Her current BMI is 22.1 (93rd percentile for age). She denies any polydipsia, polyuria, or polyphagia. Her lab work demonstrates a fasting blood sugar of 71 mg/dL, an A1c of 5.0%, normal kidney function, and normal electrolytes. Her diabetes autoantibody panel shows positive glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and islet antigen 2 (IA-2) antibodies, negative zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) antibodies, and negative insulin antibodies.

What does her lab work reveal?

  1. Stage 1 Type 1 diabetes
  2. Stage 2 Type 1 diabetes
  3. Stage 3 Type 1 diabetes
  4. Type 2 diabetes

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