Getting diagnosed with diabetes as an adult comes with a lot of confusion, especially when type 1 isn’t even part of the conversation. In this episode, the full diagnosis story finally gets told—from the early symptoms that didn’t quite add up to the moment everything started to make sense. Fatigue, unexplained weight loss, constant thirst, and frequent trips to the bathroom slowly became impossible to ignore, yet nothing initially pointed to type 1 diabetes.

Like many adults with LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults), the first diagnosis was type 2. On paper, it made sense. In reality, it didn’t. Medications and lifestyle changes failed to improve anything, and the gap between how things should have been working and how they actually felt only grew wider. That disconnect sparked the realization that something important was being missed.

The turning point came when deeper testing was finally done. Antibody results revealed LADA—a slower-progressing form of type 1 diabetes that often flies under the radar in adults. The diagnosis brought mixed emotions: fear about what insulin dependence would mean, but relief in finally having an answer that fit the symptoms and the experience.

This episode shares what it’s really like to be misdiagnosed, to question your own body, and to navigate a condition that doesn’t follow the textbook rules. If you’ve ever felt unsure about a diagnosis or wondered whether type 1 diabetes could show up later in life, this story may sound familiar.

Watch the full YouTube episode above to hear the complete journey and how that diagnosis ultimately shaped everything that came next.

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