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Boozon

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47
Type of diabetes
LADA
Yes, that sounds about right. Keep on getting told if I start being sick over myself go to hospital. Always cheers me up! Try telling them that I'd like to not get to that point.
 
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Iowaboy

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There is an excellent review article that was just published that summarizes current knowledge on LADA.

The article is titled: Adult-onset autoimmune diabetes: current knowledge and implications for management.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28885622

I was able to obtain the entire article from a medical library. It is definitely worth reading though it goes into a lot of medical background.
 
Alexandra100

Alexandra100

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Iowaboy said:
There is an excellent review article that was just published that summarizes current knowledge on LADA.

The article is titled: Adult-onset autoimmune diabetes: current knowledge and implications for management.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28885622

I was able to obtain the entire article from a medical library. It is definitely worth reading though it goes into a lot of medical background.
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Did you have to pay for the full article?
 
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Reba

Active Member
Messages
25
Type of diabetes
LADA
librarising said:
Short of doing an internet search for LADA I don't know where you can glean specific information.
Personally I view it as me, a 59-yr old man, getting T1 (misdiagnosed as T2), going through a honeymoon period and eventually needing to become insulin-dependent. Henceforth I expect to live as a T1 does.

In the UK I wouldn't expect a diabetic to be seeing a cardiologist, unless heart problems were presenting. Some will be under their GP alone, some with access to diabetic specialist nurses, some under an endocrinologist.
The GP/nurses would be watching for heart risk factors. This is all paid for by public taxation so unnecessary referrals to specialists are simply a drain on taxes.
Private consultations can always be paid for, and some people's private medical cover may help.

Never forget the term 'diabetic' is doing a lot of heavy lifting when used in a risk analysis. The well-controlled are lumped in with those who don't know or don't care how to manage their condition and see losing 'another' toe as a natural inevitability.
I can only surmise that I enjoyed a 4 1/2 years honeymoon because I went low-carb (the full LCHF) and put less strain on my pancreas :
** Think Like A Pancreas is recommended **
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Pancreas-Practical-Insulin-Completely/dp/0738215147
LCHF is growing in popularity. https://www.dietdoctor.com is a great site to visit.
Good luck with your diabetic journey ! And keep asking questions !!
Geoff
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Thanks for the info. I appreciate the help.
 
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Reba

Active Member
Messages
25
Type of diabetes
LADA
How do I go about posting that I appreciate the feedback from everyone that responded? I would suggest to one individual that has to wait on a higher BG to get an endocrinologist. I feel that the PCP has not got enough knowledge to do me any good, hence I seek specialists for everything. But my PCP encourages me to do so. Oh, by the way, the nurse that told me to see an immunologist is a LADA also.
 
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