Diagnosis as middle aged adult?

[MarieB]

Here’s a good topic on LADA from @Melitta “the rate of beta cell destruction can be quite variable (slow or fast) in type1” -

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Myths: Separating Fiction from Fact (The Patient-Centered Perspective)

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) is a term coined by Tuomi et al in 1993 (Footnote 1) to describe slow-onset Type 1 diabetes. The NIDDK (U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) says LADA is “a condition in which Type 1 diabetes develops in adults.” The WHO (World Health Organization) includes LADA in the category of Type 1 diabetes. The Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus (Footnote 2) does not recognize the term LADA…