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Hi. Recently diagnosed with LADA. I too had numbers that kept increasing and was put on metformin and dapagliflozin. The dapagliflozin made me really dizzy, and so then switched to gliclazide, but I kept getting higher numbers. I honestly think the gliclazide sped up my decline. I was only on...

As of today, I've just been diagnosed as LADA and will be starting insulin. Was diagnosed as type 2 three years ago. I'm quite daunted, but really glad to have some answers. I had to battle convince the NHS to refer me to an endocrinologist, but I eventually won that battle and struck gold with...

Hi. I'm on oestrogen patches and oral progesterone (utrogestan). I started out on sequi patches and changed after about a year as they stopped being effective. I'd be a basket case without HRT and personally wouldn't be without it. Unfortunately, I can't comment on how they do or don't impact my...

Thanks. I've done some reading since, and I'm now questioning why the consultant prescribed them. Doesn't seem to have been a very informed decision. Although he prescribed a ketone meter at the same time, so I'm presuming he must know there are risks.

Thanks for the insight. Spoke to diabetes team. They said to continue to monitor and see if it settles. Meanwhile, get myself to A&E if it goes over 1.5. It's currently fluctuating between 0.7 and 1.2.

Thanks, @Antje77, very helpful. I don't follow a low-carb diet as such, but I'm careful about what I consume and try to limit my carb intake. My endo gave me a prescription for ketone test strips and told me I'd only need to test over 13. Sounds like I need to reconsider that. I think I'll...

Sorry, I was clear as mud. I might have LADA. Slim and losing weight. Have had worsening glucose for some time, even when on full dose of Metformin. I don't eat a carby diet, but not low carb either. Latest hba1c is 65mmol/l. My cpeptide isn't low enough yet for insulin. The addition of...

Hi. I've just started dapagliflozin and have slightly elevated ketones (1.1). Wondering if anyone knows if this is to be expected? I'm being monitored for latent type 1. Glucose levels are good. Thanks.

I've suspected LADA which to date has been unsuccessfully treated with Metformin. Last week, my consultant added dapagliflozin to my medication, and the results are incredible already. I'm mostly in range for the first time in months. Will be repeating my cpeptide tests in a few months (it's at...

I was diagnosed as type 2 two years ago. My consultant now thinks I've LADA because of decreasing cpeptide, weight loss (already slim), poor response to metformin, etc. Blood tests not showing any antibodies though. Has anyone else experienced negative antibodies who had LADA? Thanks

Thanks, Debs. I'm glad you finally got your diagnosis. I'm only two years in so I can imagine how frustrating that must have been!

I'm female, 50, have a bmi of 21 and was diagnosed two years ago with Type 2. I battled to see an endocrinologist and found one who I think seems really good. Met him today for the second time, and after months of monitoring he believes I have LADA. I'm not yet testing positive for antibodies...

Genuine question - why are people so opposed to taking statins? Are they not a good thing?

Thanks for all the replies. I'm learning so much on this journey and have a whole list of new questions for my endo. Every day is a school day with this disease!

Thanks so much for your reply. I forgot some important info in my original post. They tested for MODY and was negative. I'm also not presently testing positive for any antibodies, so that adds to the confusion. I presume if I was delayed type 1, I'd already have some antibodies, but I may well...