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摘要

LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES in adults, or LADA, is slowly developing autoimmune type 1 diabetes that occurs in adulthood. While type 1 diabetes typically appears in children, has a rapid onset, and requires insulin use immediately, LADA appears in adults, is slow moving, and might not require insulin for months or years. "It is an autoimmune type of diabetes, but with LADA, the onset and progression are slower," says Regina Castro, MD, an endocrinologist with the Mayo Clinic. "It's a gradual destruction of the beta cells that make insulin."