What is latent autoimmune diabetes?

Latent autoimmune diabetes, often termed as LADA, is usually diagnosed in adults, but may be found in children as well. The patient is not insulin dependent at first diagnosis, but is still losing insulin producing beta cells.

How do members experience latent autoimmune diabetes?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with latent autoimmune diabetes*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for latent autoimmune diabetes*

Who has latent autoimmune diabetes on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 2
40s 8
50s 10
60s 11
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 26

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What is latent autoimmune diabetes?

Latent autoimmune diabetes, often termed as LADA, is usually diagnosed in adults, but may be found in children as well. The patient is not insulin dependent at first diagnosis, but is still losing insulin producing beta cells.



Common symptoms reported by people with latent autoimmune diabetes

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for latent autoimmune diabetes

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Compare treatments taken by people with latent autoimmune diabetes

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have latent autoimmune diabetes through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with latent autoimmune diabetes? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has latent autoimmune diabetes on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 16 say LADA is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 2
40s 8
50s 10
60s 11
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 2
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 26

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 12
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from LADA patients who have completed their condition history
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