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- Title
Case report: LADA -- assessing diabetes in a non-overweight younger person.
- Authors
Morris, James; Morris, David
- Abstract
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a slowly progressing form of autoimmune diabetes with antibodies directed against the pancreatic beta-cells. It typically presents in people over the age of 30 years and has a clinical and biochemical picture intermediate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Because there is no immediate requirement for insulin, it is often initially misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. This case report of a younger adult with an uncertain diagnosis of type 2 diabetes illustrates the characteristics and clinical implications of LADA, its differential diagnosis and its possible management strategies.
- Subjects
AUTOIMMUNE disease diagnosis; TYPE 1 diabetes; SELF-management (Psychology); DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; ABDOMINAL pain; AUTOANTIBODIES; PATHOLOGICAL laboratories; OBESITY; SYMPTOMS; ADULTS
- Publication
Diabetes & Primary Care, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 4, p123
- ISSN
1466-8955
- Publication type
Article