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AACE: 80% of misdiagnosed LADAs already had complications in recent study

In a presentation at the May 2012 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist's (AACE) meeting (article here), investigators reported…

Started by Melitta

63 on Friday
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article in San Francisco Chronicle about adult-onset Type 1 diabetes

Whoa! Stop the presses! The SF Chronicle reports that a new type of adult diabetes is on the rise! Of course, it's not new, yes it is proba…

Started by Melitta

1 Apr 4
Reply by Khürt Williams

I'm Confused

I'm sorry in advance for how long this will be. I'm at my wit's end and I need advice/support/ideas. In February of 2007, I was diagnosed w…

Started by guitarnut

18 Jan 23
Reply by guitarnut

Seeking stories of misdiagnosis

I came across TUdiabetes about eight months ago when I was looking to understand diabetes and why I had it. With the help of my online frie…

Started by Kelly

172 Sep 28, 2012
Reply by 1DebY

LADA is addressed in an ADA position statement on patient-centered approach to managing Type 2 Diabetes

A new ADA position paper on managing Type 2 diabetes advises considering the possibility of LADA in lean "Type 2" patients. Progress! While…

Started by Melitta

12 Sep 27, 2012
Reply by MKSSS

horrible article in Women's Health

A while back, an author sought contributions from "young, thin women with Type 2 diabetes" here on TuD. The author was told that those "you…

Started by Melitta

46 May 8, 2012
Reply by Parrformance

LADA defined, diabetes experts weigh in at DiabetesMine

Here is a link to DiabetesMine, where experts weigh in on the question of what is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA). I especially…

Started by Melitta

1 Nov 8, 2011
Reply by stevek

Diabetic Living article on LADA, featuring our very own Cherise

http://www.diabeticliving-digital.com/diabeticliving/fall2010?pg=45#pg43   Some facts are really wrong (for example, LADA is not some small…

Started by Melitta

18 Sep 12, 2010
Reply by nel

Has anyone noticed that we've all been proved right?

I, like, so many other friends I've encountered on TU found this site looking for information about LADA. If you follow the stories of all…

Started by Kelly

59 Mar 2, 2010
Reply by nel

IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS!

Okay so it's been about 2.5 months since diagnosis of type. I'm honeymooning, so I'm told. I take 5U of lantus at night and that's all. My…

Started by Tim G

12 Feb 22, 2010
Reply by Kelly Rawlings

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