"Atypical Diabetes Type 1.5 or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) ""Double Diabetes"""
{"Image DocumentName": "Atypical DiabetesType 1.5 or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) Double Diabetes", "Image ImageDescription": "A misdiagnosis is easy to make when the person is older and responds well at first to treatment with oral medications. If someone does not clearly fit the model for Type 1, they may be mistakenly placed on oral agents even though limited capacity for insulin production remains. The immune system s slower and more selective attack on the beta cells allows these cells to function to a high degree for a few years. On average, insulin is required in half of those with Type 1.5 diabetes within four years of diagnosis, compared to over ten years in those with true Type 2 (Endocrine Practice, v7 n5, Sept/Oct 2001, pgs ). It is possible for a patient with Type 1 diabetes to develop Type 2 secondary to the same risk factors as others that meet metabolic syndrome criteria.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}