What Is LADA?

A K Rao

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Since one of the members here wanted to know the details about LADA, I am publishing this post here! This is a type of diabetes only seen in adults with all the typical symptoms of Type 2 diabetes, it is known as Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults.

This is considered as the adult form of type I diabetes as this is an autoimmune condition and here the cells of islets of Langerhans situated in the pancreas are getting destroyed by the body and there is no insulin production.

Here the cells are gradually destroyed over the period. Once the process of destruction is started then it may take few months to few years to completely destroy these cells by the body. This condition is typically developed in the adult stage.

This condition is seen in the people who are not overweight. Often this condition is seen in the people who don’t have any metabolic disorders like hypertension or high triglycerides.

The test for Antibodies against the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, which are insulin-producing cells shows positive results.

Here the only treatment after the confirmed diagnosis is Insulin Injection.
 
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