People with LADA may present with signs and symptoms of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, which makes diagnosing LADA more challenging. Share on Pinterest A person with LADA may experience ...

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a type of diabetes that occurs when the body mistakenly attacks the cells in your pancreas that make insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar).

such as being overweight or having obesity or having signs of insulin resistance. The diagnosis of LADA is then confirmed by the presence of at least one pancreatic auto-antibody, Adi said ...