Lada diabetes, or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults, is a form of Type 1 diabetes that occurs after the age of twenty-five versus in adolescence. Because of the age of onset, a doctor may attribute a person’s symptoms to being the result of Type 2 diabetes. Usually this diabetes is brought on by some genetic or environmental factor, such as an illness. This illness is an allergy to the person’s own body.

While the pancreas is responsible for producing insulin, the immune system views the cells inhabiting the pancreas as foreign bodies and attacks them. Due to this action, the pancreas is unable to have a steady supply of insulin. As insulin is needed for sugar absorption and energy conversion, people with this disease often feel weak and fatigued.

The person with lada diabetes usually does not have a weight issue, but they still need to be cautious regarding …