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<blockquote data-quote="tpaz" data-source="post: 1220848" data-attributes="member: 212123"><p>Right, so LADA and T1 are exactly the same thing with one small difference - the length of honeymoon or not even having a honeymoon. T1s are usually (not always, but usually) diagnosed as kids or young adults. They don't really have a honeymoon period. And need insulin right away. Kids immune systems aren't great and when antibodies start attacking, their bodies just don't have the power to fight back. </p><p></p><p>LADA is just a slower progression of the same disease. But because we're older and have built up various viruses thoroughout our lives, our bodies will try to fight the pancreas antibodies, causing the honeymoon period. It's just your body using as much as you've got left and fighting against those antibodies. So many LADA patients are misdiagnosed as T2, and given Metformin. Some of us see an actual improvement because Metformin is helping us to be super receiving to the the little insulin we are producing. This can last days, weeks or months. Then there comes a time when neither diet, exercise or pills will help. We need insulin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tpaz, post: 1220848, member: 212123"] Right, so LADA and T1 are exactly the same thing with one small difference - the length of honeymoon or not even having a honeymoon. T1s are usually (not always, but usually) diagnosed as kids or young adults. They don't really have a honeymoon period. And need insulin right away. Kids immune systems aren't great and when antibodies start attacking, their bodies just don't have the power to fight back. LADA is just a slower progression of the same disease. But because we're older and have built up various viruses thoroughout our lives, our bodies will try to fight the pancreas antibodies, causing the honeymoon period. It's just your body using as much as you've got left and fighting against those antibodies. So many LADA patients are misdiagnosed as T2, and given Metformin. Some of us see an actual improvement because Metformin is helping us to be super receiving to the the little insulin we are producing. This can last days, weeks or months. Then there comes a time when neither diet, exercise or pills will help. We need insulin. [/QUOTE]
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