I was informed that I am not a typical diabetic because I was 32 years old when I first was diagnosed with type 2. (first misdiagnosis), than I was diagnosed as, type 1 adult onset Mellitus Autoimmune Diabetes, (2nd wrong) now I'm told that I actually have, LADA Diabetes "1.5 Diabetes" or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes.. the worst is that I've never heard of it. Why is it so hard to understand..

I knw some of the people living with diabetes don't know which type do they fall under, so they need to be taught Abt both types and their differences.

My diabetes is genetic is started out as pre diabetic now it is type 2 it runs in both sides of my family I was told yesterday that is it genetic tell me I’m not alone.

There seems to be a great misconception out there that the "treatment used" is how the Type of Diabetes is determined

Insulin is a treatment for Diabetics, ALL Diabetics IF they NEED it

Type 1 Diabetics have an auto-immune disease that "within days" destroys their own ability to produce insulin - without insulin they will die within a week or two

They (Type 1's) need insulin from minute one of diagnosis and currently there is not other treatment to help keep them alive

L.A.D.A. Diabetics… read more

All of us here have either been diagnosed with Diabetes or have someone close to us that have been given the news

So what is the "criteria" that separates us from Joe or Jane SugerEater?

Currently it is simply having an A1C, above 6.5% (47.5 mmol's in the IFCC scale) "twice in a row" measured 90 days apart

That's it, that's all - that "test" is all that is required for the Doc to determine "You have Diabetes"

No matter what you do after that, no matter how you control your blood sugar - no… read more

With my hypothyroidism and being type 2 is there still a possibility of reversing my diabetes, I've been a diabetic so long ang I know hypothyroidism and having diabetes is hereditary, but I would like to know if it's possible.

If we leave out people who become diabetic due to injury or other disease that effect their pancreas (Type 3C) we are left with three broad types, Auto-Immune including Type 1 and LADA. Metabolic Type 2 and Genetic MODY and Gestational

First what are the RISK Factors for each?

Risks do not draw a straight line to the disease but are just that – a “risk” that YOU may get it IF:

Type 1 – Family History (hereditary), Age – greatest risk is to “children”, pre-teens/early teens, Caucasian, other… read more

OK I find this strange. How come when I want to give advice to people and use several of my own pre written information I put in my computer on my spreadsheet that I created, this site only lets me post them once a day, then let me know I already wrote something similar and it is considered spam. Yet someone who just joined for the past 2 days can advertise to people 1 by one with exact same phrases something they are wanting to buy and / or distribute, yet that is not considered spam. I have… read more

Since @A DiabetesTeam Member shared his LADA diagnosis, I figured it was a time for a refresher 😁

Type 2 Diabetes, formerly Sugar Diabetes is the most common (90% of all diabetics)

T2 is a metabolic disorder where Resistance to using our own insulin is usually the problem. T2’s can also develop insulin production issues as the disease progresses

T2’s often actually have Metabolic Syndrome with T2 being the major disorder (under the umbrella) which also includes cholesterol, blood pressure… read more

I have been trying to fast and every morning after waking up, my sugar is 6.5 or 6.7. I thought my sugar will go down if i dont have a snack the night before, but it goes up and when i have the snack, my sugar is 5.5 or 5.7 in the morning. I have No sugar, on no medications, very low carbs.