Dr. David Friedman sits down with Jacqueline Haskins, author of "Kick Ass Healthy LADA," to discuss the often overlooked and misdiagnosed form of diabetes called LADA. Haskins shares her personal experience with misdiagnosis and her motivation for raising awareness about LADA. They discuss the conflicting information surrounding diabetes and the importance of proper diagnosis. Haskins explains the difference between prediabetes and LADA, emphasizing the need for early detection. They also discuss the difference in treatment for type 2, type 1, and LADA diabetes. Haskins encourages individuals to advocate for themselves and request the antibody test for accurate diagnosis.
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Healthy Lada (Latent Auto-Immune Diabetes in Adults)
Guest
: Jacqueline Haskins
From the Show: To Your Good Health Radio
Summary: More than 37 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes and 88 million have prediabetes. And everybody's heard of type one and type two diabetes, but what about type 1.5?
Air Date: 8/31/23
Duration: 18:05
