When Lance Bass has been on a private health journey for years
The former *NSYNC singer says that he was previously misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes, when in reality, he had developed type 1.5 diabetes.
“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,” Bass said in an Instagram video shared July 24. “Things just weren’t adding up.”
“But, get ready for the real doozy,” he continued, “because I recently discovered that I was misdiagnosed, and I actually have type 1.5.”
Like type 1 diabetes, type 1.5 diabetes—also known as latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA)—is an autoimmune disease that develops when the pancreas stops producing insulin, according to the Mayo Clinic. The patient then needs synthetic insulin, given through injections or a pump attached to the body, to regulate their blood glucose levels.
