Vol 11, No 3 (2010): Practical Diabetology
Review article
Published online: 2010-11-05
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults — what do we know today?
Diabetologia Praktyczna 2010;11(3):84-88.
Abstract
Correct typology of diabetes is important to initiate
the best possible method of treatment and to prevent
chronic complications of disease. Nowadays Latent
Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults (LADA) is considered
to be the type of diabetes appearing in adults. Slow
progression of disease, autoimmunity and relative
insulin deficiency at the beginning of disease is
characteristic for LADA. Nevertheless we know more
about LADA there is still many unexplained issues of
the pathogenesis and clinical picture of the disease.
(Diabet. Prakt. 2010; 11, 3: 84–88)
Keywords: LADAtype 1 diabetes mellitusautoimmune disease