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Thought i'd give you a minor update After 18 from diagnosis, 14 months of doing the raw vegan thing these are my test results: HbA1C 4.3% Fasting Glucose 4.8 mmol C-peptide 1.2 (range 0.51 to 2.72 from this site) GAD 477 (still there but dropped again) islet cell antibody negative Not taking...

hi sunshine, i just saw your post and i apologise for being late I was diagnosed LADA in may 2012 with antibodies over 2000 (off the scale). Weird thing was my blood sugars were still in the normal range. Today, 18 months later i dont have have diabetes, dont take medication and have HbA1C of...

Hi all, Thought id give you an update into my weird situation. To recap i was found with sugar in my urine some 6 months ago, i did a glucose test and it came back 15 and 16 after an hour and 2 hours. Was tested for antibodies and both GAD and IA2 were positive. Was diagnosed with LADA but was...

Hi silvertiger I can feel for your pain, we are in the same boat it seems. I have done a lot of research since being diagnosed on ways/means to beat this illness or at least make it easier. Heres what i do and im not sure if it'll work but i hope so: So here's what i would do if i were you...

Hi again all, I wasnt going to post again until something "happened"but fortunately as of today September 10th 2012 im still getting "normal"blood sugars without insulin. Its now been 3.5 months since diagnosis. Anyway the reaon i broe silence was just to say thankyou for the beautiful message...

Hi Smidge, Thanks for your great answer, you made me feel much better about insulin and i know i'll eventually come to terms with this - especially when my BG starts going high. I think im still in shock and i hope it will pass. Anyhow i'd like to keep in touch with you if you dont mind so i...

Hi Diabell, Thanks for your message i too am interested whether it can help delay the antibody damage, i trust my doctor but i also understand that im somewhat the guienea pig in that he's never tried this on a LADA but i guess since it worked in mice it could work in me. As i said in my...

Just ordered it from book depository!!! Thanks for the tip :D I'll go to the nth degree to keep this thing at bay for as long as possible

That was a brilliant response Mileana thanks for that. I was going to pm you actually because i saw in your signature you have virtually the same condition as i do and im glad not to be alone (although i still wish neither of us had it). As yet i dont have high blood sugars which is why my...

Hello again, I have another update incase anyone is interested. I went to see my specialist again lastnight, one month after being diagnosed with LADA type 1. I gave him the two BG readings i mentioned in the last message and he was happy my body is still producing a healthy amount of insulin...

Just thought i'd give an update Its been 2 weeks since i was diagnosed with LADA now. I'll go over the good news first... Firstly i discovered the specialist who i saw the day after the GP diagnosed me is apparently one of the best diabetes doctors in western australia, probably the whole of...

Thanks for the information Daisy and thankyou very much for the very detailed response Mileana, it must have taken you ages to write that out and i appreciate you spending your time to respond. While im sure i will survive and lead a perfectly normal life it is still just a massive shock for me...

Hello everyone, I am a 32 year old male with no history of illness, slim and no history of diabetes in my family. I moved with my partner to Perth australia 2 years ago where i still live to this day. This week i was diagnosed with LADA type 1 diabetes which has turned my entire life upside...