tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post6978872851636057433..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: LADA: The Epidemic Your Doctor Doesn't Know AboutJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90553633534449321552013-10-20T22:57:14.836-04:002013-10-20T22:57:14.836-04:00Kathy,
A LADA diagnosius would get you referred t...Kathy,<br /><br />A LADA diagnosius would get you referred to an endocrinologist and not jave you wasting money on expensive and dangerous pills that don't work for LADA. So testing would be a very good idea. Your autoimmune history makes it a strong possibility.<br /><br /> If your doctor isn't supportive, you probably need to see an endocrinologist first.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-41907600507029623042013-10-20T21:47:20.950-04:002013-10-20T21:47:20.950-04:00I was initially diagnosed with diabetes type 2 at ...I was initially diagnosed with diabetes type 2 at the age 43. I had already been diagnosed at 14 with Graves disease, at 26 food allergies, and at 26 Rheumatoid Arthritis. A total of 17 years on prednisone, plaquenil, and various biologics. He says my is from genetics (parent, grandparents) and the prednisone. My question is should the endo have ran a GAD antibody test? Should I ask for one?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672276546420504041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82805366529579055192013-06-06T03:49:47.275-04:002013-06-06T03:49:47.275-04:00Angela here: Me and Samantha are hoping that our L...Angela here: Me and Samantha are hoping that our LADA issues will be better and far different than in the early times. The problem is not many physicians know that LADA exists, although fortunately at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, our doctors DID know about Latent Autoimmune Diabetes. You established that overweight people, like me and Samantha, are usually denied insulin because Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11725553427919026752013-05-30T14:59:52.481-04:002013-05-30T14:59:52.481-04:00Angela is my name. When my father was declared a d...Angela is my name. When my father was declared a diabetic, his blood sugar was 428. It was November 16, 1992. During those days the type of diabetes which existed was either Type 1 or Type 2. My father was born near Fargo ND February 16, 1944 and would be 48 years/nine months old when diagnosed. He was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, although he developed diabetic ketoacidosis half a dozen times Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-45530619774212321682012-11-04T19:42:53.330-05:002012-11-04T19:42:53.330-05:00C-peptide should start rising immediately after yo...C-peptide should start rising immediately after you eat carbohydrates. Milk in your coffee would start it out, and then breakfast would help it rise more. <br />But the C-peptide test is so inaccurate that it isn't all that informative. <br /><br />Wait until you see the Endo and find out what he has to say about the GAD antibody test. It may point to early LADA, but since you have had 2 Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-21889583686066559732012-11-04T18:36:53.983-05:002012-11-04T18:36:53.983-05:00I'm a 29 year old woman from Norway, and just ...I'm a 29 year old woman from Norway, and just came across your blog. <br />I've been strugling with my boodsugar the last 6 months; can't get it down... I've also had gestational diabetes in my two former pregnancy's.<br /><br />I've been to my doctor for an OGTT late this summer, and the 2h result was 11,0 mmol/L.<br />My doc didn't think this result was realistic, Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319111638488884766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-827022120510182182010-07-22T18:20:21.823-04:002010-07-22T18:20:21.823-04:00LADA is pretty independent of weight. I know fat p...LADA is pretty independent of weight. I know fat people with LADA and rail thin ones.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-32326192409816052542010-07-22T18:09:12.080-04:002010-07-22T18:09:12.080-04:00Would having LADA make it hard to lose weight. I ...Would having LADA make it hard to lose weight. I eat very clean and work out 3 times per week, yet my weight is not going down.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973883517551497261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-54531805267276119282009-09-09T08:19:14.192-04:002009-09-09T08:19:14.192-04:00Liz H,
The study you are citing is the product of...Liz H,<br /><br />The study you are citing is the product of a highly controversial person (i.e. quack) with a very checkered history and no serious research credential. Google him and you will find the details. He seems to be using this issue to give himself more visibility.<br /><br />There is not enough research right now to draw firm conclusions. Dr. Davis claims that high levels of Vitamin DJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-7233755212112621212009-09-08T20:30:04.921-04:002009-09-08T20:30:04.921-04:00I just recently read a study that indicated that l...I just recently read a study that indicated that low vitamin D levels are CAUSED by autoimmune diseases AND that vitamin D supplementation can WORSEN autoimmune disease! I have multiple autoimmune diseases, including Lupus and LADA, and I have a non-dectectable vitamin D level in my blood. I don't know what we're supposed to do in such a situation-Jenny, do you (or anybody) know any moreLiz H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221622111947143842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-16141574816889235702009-07-15T15:06:56.337-04:002009-07-15T15:06:56.337-04:00I don't buy that Vitamin D deficiency is causi...I don't buy that Vitamin D deficiency is causing the autoimmune epidemic. There is some evidence that Vitamin D levels drop when people have inflammatory conditions, rather than causing the inflammatory conditions. <br /><br />And what little research there is on Vitamin D supplementation finds no ability to reverse diabetes. <br /><br />I think Vitamin D is just one of a long list of Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69001667089025435262009-07-15T14:50:18.885-04:002009-07-15T14:50:18.885-04:00The increase in autoimmune disease occurrence coul...The increase in autoimmune disease occurrence could be explained by increasing incidence of vitamin D deficiency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-75091552655833586482009-07-15T09:35:30.095-04:002009-07-15T09:35:30.095-04:00I've read from more than one source that Type ...I've read from more than one source that Type 1 in adults is around twice as common as childhood onset. One could wish more medical professionals were aware of this.<br /><br />In parts of the UK the rate of *increase* of Type 1 is actually higher than the rate of increase of Type 2 (the latter is obviously still much more common) so far I haven't read a credible explanation for this.Trinkwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-72651577754550970722009-07-06T14:13:25.546-04:002009-07-06T14:13:25.546-04:00It isn't the incretins that are the problem wi...It isn't the incretins that are the problem with Januvia. It is that Januvia raises incretin levels by turning off a protease, DPP-4. DPP-4 also functions in other contexts as a tumor-suppressor. So when you turn it off to allow incretin levels to rise, you also allow tumors to grow.<br /><br />Byetta has nothing to do with DPP-4. It is simply a GLP-1 analogue which is designed to resist Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-10998106442396451892009-07-06T14:07:14.782-04:002009-07-06T14:07:14.782-04:00Jenny, I know how you feel about Januvia but am wo...Jenny, I know how you feel about Januvia but am wondering what your thoughts on Byetta are given that it also affects the incretin hormone system, albeit differently. Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245396197148563020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-52485183137874556132009-07-05T08:02:42.240-04:002009-07-05T08:02:42.240-04:00MP,
One study I read said the average time for LA...MP,<br /><br />One study I read said the average time for LADA to become insulin dependent was 4 years. That is an average, though, so you can assume some take longer some less.<br /><br />Endos who received their medical training more than a decade ago and haven't bothered to keep up--there is no requirement that they do that--can be shockingly ignorant. People email me horror stories all Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-18685327242388487042009-07-04T22:04:47.782-04:002009-07-04T22:04:47.782-04:00Two years after my diagnosis, the NP in the endo o...Two years after my diagnosis, the NP in the endo office prescribed the GAD 65 Ab & c peptide test the first time I saw him. My endocrinologist didn't figure it out- the nurse did! For the last year I have had to explain Type 1.5 to every other doctor I see. I have been reluctant to go on insulin and they watch my c-peptide every 3 months. What is the time frame for other LADA patients MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309061729631533409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-114545221135164092009-07-04T20:02:47.789-04:002009-07-04T20:02:47.789-04:00Stella,
The genetics and pattern of onset suggest...Stella,<br /><br />The genetics and pattern of onset suggest that LADA is not the same disorder as Type 1 diabetes. It is similar, but the genetic profile does overlap with Type 2.<br /><br />But most of what doctors think they know about Type 2 diabetes is wrong too. MOST people with Type 2 diabetes are also insulin deficient, not just insulin resistant, and they too have underlying genetic Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-22812034986419419532009-07-04T19:41:02.443-04:002009-07-04T19:41:02.443-04:00I was diagnosed with LADA over three years ago. I...I was diagnosed with LADA over three years ago. It was a shock to me--and my friends--given that I'm a pretty healthy, active, slender person.<br /><br />I think the biggest issue is not doctors reluctance to entertain or diagnose LADA--but that we even need the designation.<br /><br />LADA or 1.5 is type 1 diabetes that occurs in adults who are generally older than usually found. Type 1 Stella Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326284182278725435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-92203102756026188782009-07-03T18:42:36.312-04:002009-07-03T18:42:36.312-04:00I recently found two articles in PubMed indicating...I recently found two articles in PubMed indicating that Vitamin D can slow progression of LADA. Early times, not huge studies, but the speculation is there.<br /><br />Add me as another recent LADA after a T2 dx ... I was in DKA, after 4 wks of weight loss and other symptoms, have had autoimmune thyroiditis for over a decade, and normal Trigs, but I was a fat old lady of 51, 180 lb so an ENDO Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88219134386480026112009-07-03T16:25:13.935-04:002009-07-03T16:25:13.935-04:00Belvasis,
There is a huge epidemic of all kinds o...Belvasis,<br /><br />There is a huge epidemic of all kinds of autoimmune disease spreading around the world.<br /><br />No one is quite sure why and there are many hypotheses, but my guess is that decades of pollution in our air, water, and food with organic chemicals like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, PCBs, and plastics which are now in most of our blood streams in shockingly high quantities Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42278164518030516902009-07-03T16:14:04.810-04:002009-07-03T16:14:04.810-04:00I was first diagnosed as Type 2. Because i often h...I was first diagnosed as Type 2. Because i often have to opportunity to talk to doctors, there was a lot fo discussion about it. Some said it must be Type 1 others said it depends etc. I got some oral medicals and in the first year all went well until some weeks ago. My doctor then made the right test and now i'm LADA and will get insulin. What i don't understand is, why my brother got Belvasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943125688349485206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42390229163819169502009-07-01T20:36:22.118-04:002009-07-01T20:36:22.118-04:00Krista,
You could just as well use Levemir. It...Krista,<br /><br />You could just as well use Levemir. It's the other basal insulin. It has a shorter action time in people who use small doses, so you can use a morning and evening shot.<br /><br />Metformin could lower your dose of insulin slightly. Januvia is just forcing your beta cells to secrete insulin. There is no clear evidence it rejuvenates beta cells, but the salesweasels are Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-54720608304853977812009-07-01T18:56:24.890-04:002009-07-01T18:56:24.890-04:00Thanks, Jenny. It was your blog page on Januvia th...Thanks, Jenny. It was your blog page on Januvia that set me off and I've contacted my primary Dr. for a second opinion on Januvia. The other treatment option presented to me by my Endo was night-time Lantus. The latest news on Lantus isn't good either so I feeling like my choices, beyond low-carbing and exercise (which I already do and will continue to do) are so limited. What about Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245396197148563020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82628822987643124012009-07-01T18:25:20.357-04:002009-07-01T18:25:20.357-04:00My reasons for thinking Januvia is a very dangerou...My reasons for thinking Januvia is a very dangerous drug can all be found here: <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/18538604.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/18538604.php</a><br /><br />with lots of citations and documentation to back up my concerns.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com