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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 270884" data-attributes="member: 29301">Hey Lorri!They do sometimes try to keep LADAs on Glic for as long as possible to avoid insulin. However, there is growing evidence that it speeds the progression of LADA into full Type 1. Insulin, on the other hand, gives your pancreas a break and often allows it to recover its function a bit for a while. Glic didn't work at all for me, but if it had, I'd still have chosen to go onto insulin because I think the benefits outweigh the drawbacks for those with LADA. They say progression to insulin is inevitable with LADA, so why postpone it? For me it has been the best thing I've ever done. I would advise you to read as much as you can around all your options so that yoou can be prepared to have an intelligent discussion with the consultant when you finally see him/her - once they know you have some knowledge of your conditon and options, they usually engage better with you, presenting you with choices etc rather than just making their own minds up.Take care.Smidge</blockquote>

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