Obese with lada?

[robinthebird]

Hey was wondering if there where any heavy or obese people out there who where told one type and found out they have lada? Thanks

 

[TorqPenderloin]

I'm definitely "heavy" and my bodyweight classifies me as obese (I'm 5ft 10inches). Last year, I was at about 225lbs before I started losing about 40pounds and found out I had type 1. It's been nearly 1.5 years since I first showed signs of diabetes so I think some might consider that to be LADA.

Edit- I weigh about 205 lbs now.

 

[Daibell]

Hi. I think it would be unusual for someone overweight to be LADA rather than T2 but it's quite possible. I think @TorqPenderloin would agree that he's heavily into exercise and hence the weight may be muscle not fat!

 

[Brunneria]

Well, anyone can develop T1, young, old, slim or obese, so yes, it must be possible. It is just a bit more likely that it happens when younger.
A lot of medical professionals see an adult fat person and immediately pigeonhole them as T2, but mistakes are made.

Have you asked for the GAD and/or c-peptide tests that will confirm the diagnosis?

 

[fairylights]

I am overweight, but had high ketones when diagnosed. They initially said they didn't know but did tests straight away and high antibody count led to a T1 diagnosis. But on my DAFNE course there was an overweight person who had initially been diagnosed T2 and then rediagnosed T1 after having DKA.

 

[robinthebird]

I was diagnosed less than 2 yrs ago. I was always a bigger girl so they always kept testing me and 4 yrs ago I was in normal range. I have a few type 1s and 1.5 in the family but they just classified me as type 2 when a1c came back 7.2. I went to an endocrinologist and he said he would run some tests for lada but I didn't see any GAD. I found out I had vitamin b12 and d deficiency, gout, im leaking protein in urine and hypothyroidism. One of my cousins had type 1 and lupus and died from kidney failure.. A c-peptide was run but it was normal and he didn't say anything about about if I had lada or anything. (I think it was in normal because of the 2 glipizide a day I as taking.) He went down to one a day and put me on invokana and trajenta I see him again in 2 months....he might have avoided telling me for now since he had to tell me the other things and I have a severe phobia of needles. Plus my c-peptide wasn't low. Idk what I should do. Thanks...