Why don’t doctors test for LADA before they make a final diabetic diagnosis. So many adults are wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for years. Yet doctors will not check for LADA. This causes so much harm to a persons body. Doctors need to be more proactive with diabetes and diabetes diagnosis.

I think a lot of people don’t discuss the fact that it’s slow progressing with complications and it doesn’t happen all at once. You hear you will go blind, your kidneys will fail, or your feet can get amputated so bc after years of having it and I didn’t go blind and my feet were fine, kidneys fine I thought maybe I was misdiagnosed or they were just trying to scare me. Little did I know it could take years or decades for these complications to show. Just try to keep blood sugars as level as possible to help keep these complications from happening, bc they will happen if you are not in good control.

The one thing I've noticed with my daughter's care team is they rarely discuss the new research and technology that is in work. I've found learning about all the new developments related to diabetes gives me hope for a day when my child will no longer be burdened by her condition. I envision a future where there is a cure for her. Knowing that there are individuals in this world that have been cured of type 1 diabetes gives me great hope for her future.

Misdiagnosed as a type 2. MY sister had Type1. So I started passing out, being on Metformin, and diabetic through 2 pregnancies. Finally got it straightened out

Walmart has a ReliOn brand (Novilin) that is $25 per vial. I switched to it a few years ago. I was having bad reactions to the newer insulins, and having to skimp on groceries, etc in order to pay for them at that. Once you prove you need it, they don't require prescriptions ~ so you don't have to worry about paying for doctor visits if you're in a financial bind or if you break a vial on a tile floor you can just run to the nearest Walmart pharmacy to get you by without transferring your rx and all that. It has been a life saver for me!