I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 37. Type 1 Diabetes means that your pancreas is failing to produce enough insulin. In most cases, this means that you are dependent on insulin to live. By contrast, Type 2 Diabetes means that your body cannot use the insulin it is making.
My case is a somewhat rare since most Type 1 cases are diagnosed in children and most cases come on pretty fast. Even some folks in the medical profession who deal with Diabetes seemed to be confused by my case.
This type of diabetes is called Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) or Type 1.5.
So, this site is meant to help provide and share information on this type of diabetes.
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This blog is about one person's story of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA). LADA is like Type 1 Diabetes except it is diagnosed as an adult and seems to evolve slower.
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