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What is Type 1.5 diabetes? All about Lance Bass’ autoimmune disease
trying to control his blood sugar after getting diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few years ago.Turns out, Bass actually has latent autoimmune diabetes of adults, which exhibits features of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.“I recently discovered I was misdiagnosed,” Bass, 45, shared on Instagram last week. “I actually have Type 1.5, also known as LADA, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.”Here’s everything you need to know about LADA.Some 38 million Americans have diabetes.Type 1 diabetes — which is typically diagnosed in childhood or adolescence — is when your pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels.About 90% to 95% of US diabetics have Type 2, which is when your pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t use insulin well, resulting in high blood sugar.