Pop singer Lance Bass has type 1.5 diabetes, here’s what to know about the disease

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Pop singer Lance Bass recently shared on social media that he has type 1.5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). The former NSYNC member was initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few years ago, he wrote in an Instagram post.

"But when I was first diagnosed, I had a difficult time getting my glucose levels under control even though I made adjustments to my diet, my medications and my workout routine ," he said. "Things just weren’t adding up." DIABETES PATIENTS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO FIRST GENERIC GLP-1 MEDICATION: ‘MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE’ Bass then revealed what he referred to as a "plot twist.

" "I recently discovered that I was misdiagnosed and I actually have type 1.5, or latent autoimmune diabetes of adults [LADA]." Pop singer Lance Bass recently shared on social media that he has type 1.

5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). (Greg Doherty/Getty Images) Fox News Digital reached out to Bass for comment. What is type 1.

5 diabetes? Type 1.5 diabetes is considered an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks cells in the pancreas — called beta cells — that secrete insulin, a hormone that helps to regulate glucose levels in the body, according to experts. The condition is typically diagnosed in individuals age 30 and older and progressively worsens over time.

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