Community & Resources

Support groups & forums

These are well-known public communities, listed as general starting points. LADA Compass hasn't personally vetted their moderation or medical accuracy, so read there the way you'd read any peer community: useful for perspective, not a substitute for your own doctor.

• TuDiabetes

  A long-running general diabetes forum with an active LADA and Type 1.5 discussion community.

• r/diabetes_t2 (Reddit)

  Where a lot of the misdiagnosis-turned-LADA stories on this site's blog originated as discussions.

• Beyond Type 1

  A nonprofit resource hub covering Type 1 and LADA, with community forums and educational content.

Finding an endocrinologist or antibody testing

GAD65 antibody and C-peptide tests are standard blood draws that most primary care doctors can order directly, no specialist referral required. If yours is reluctant, that's a reasonable thing to push on directly, and a fair reason to ask for a referral to an endocrinologist instead. If you don't already have one, your insurance provider's directory or a general search for "endocrinologist" plus your location is the usual starting point; there isn't yet a LADA-specific specialist finder worth pointing to here.