Lance Bass, photographed here on May 14, 2024, in Los Angeles, says he has latent autoimmune diabetes of adults. Getty Images for for Huddy Love Bites EP and Birthday Party
“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.”
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.
With Type 1.5 diabetes, your body struggles to control blood sugar levels because your immune system mistakenly attacked insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
It’s a slow-developing condition that usually starts after the age of 30.
“We don’t typically check for autoimmune antibodies and that is how to diagnose LADA,” Dr. Janet O’Mahony, an internal medicine doctor at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center, explained to Prevention .
Bass rose to fame in the ’90s with the band *NSYNC, photographed here at the 2023 Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, in Newark, NJ. Getty Images for MTV What are the treatment options?
Bass, who rose to fame in the ’90s with the band *NSYNC, revealed his new diagnosis while promoting Dexcom G7, a continuous glucose monitor. He told People in March that he felt better after tweaking his diet and prioritizing exercise.
“At first, LADA may be managed with lifestyle changes such as exercising regularly, losing weight, making healthy diet choices and quitting smoking,” Dr. M. Regina Castro, a Mayo Clinic consultant in endocrinology, said last year .
“Medicine taken by mouth to lower blood sugar also may be part of a LADA treatment plan,” she continued. “But as the body slowly loses its ability to make insulin, most people with LADA eventually need insulin shots.”
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