http://www.clinsci.org/cs/093/cs0930479.htm

Althought type 2 may not necessarily be defined as an
autoimmue deficiency, the boundry is not a simple case of
black and white. Genetic predisposition [if applicable] in
any area which gives rise to a greater incidence of diabetes
T2 could be defined as an AI deficiency since it is genetic.
As I understand it.

With nearly all T2's there is a level of IR to consider and
or a possible deficiency in insulin production both of which
seem to categorised as being generically part of the AI
working system.

Diabetics are advised to take care of their health
paticularly in areas because of a poorer or degraded ability
to heal. [Flu, cuts & scrapes etc]

The simple fact that a T2 has a greater level of glucose in
the blood system inhibits healing in that there is a
degredation of tissue nutrient uptake. Like putting sugar in
yer petrol tank.

So if you think your AI is 100% then fine but cetainly in my
case I see no logical reason to assume everything is ok
especially since I have not had a specific test to show as
much. It seems safer to assume otherwise and that was the
basis for my post. Asside from which, it does not seem
sensible in any event to artificially increase levels of
vitamins etc above the normal creating an imbalance in what
is already an imbalanced sittuation unless there is definate
knowledge of deficiency. That is common sense.

Type 2 isn't an auto-immune disease...

AFAIK there's nothing wrong with *my* immune system.

As a diabetic your immune system is malfunctioning as it is.
Pumping what might be 'non normal' levels of anything can do
no good unless you know specifically which items you are
deficient. IMHO it's best to strive for 'control' and
stability and after achieving it you might find resistance
to such things will improve. To do otherwise, is only
chasing a forever moving shadow at best.

I have a slight cold (slight headache, high temperature, sore throat
and dizziness -- my pharmacist agreed that this sounds like a cold),
and am wondering about using mega-vitamin therapy (large doses -- I
think it needs about 1g per day -- of Vitamin C) to deal with it.

However, today I started a new tub of test strips, and one thing which
Bayer says might cause false results is the presence in the bloodstream
of unusually high concentrations of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

I'm wondering if it's alright to take up mega-vitamin therapy, or would
this push the ascorbic acid concentration high enough to cause false
readings?