35. Mila aka @thehangrywoman: My diabetes misdiagnosis, going from type 2 diabetes to LADA in 4 years

In this episode, I speak to Mila who has been living with LADA (which stands for Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a slow-progressing form of autoimmune diabetes) diabetes since 2020 however Mila was originally diagnosed or misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2016. Mila is a blogger and known advocate in the diabetes online community and is also known as the Hangry Woman. In our chat we speak about: 

• coming to terms with not only a new diagnosis but also a misdiagnosis
• the difference in conversations Mila experienced when she was in a healthcare setting as a person living with type 2 diabetes in comparison to a person living with LADA 
• culturally appropriate diabetes advice
• navigating the diabetes world as a black woman
• making memes with Paul Rudd 

 Useful links:

Mila
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Mila on Youtube
Mila on Facebook
Mila on Instagram
Mila on Twitter
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A bit about the show and host

The Talking Type 1 podcast is a diabetes podcast by Daniel Newman. Daniel brings to you interviews from members of the diabetes community sharing their journeys of the ups and downs of living with type 1 diabetes. You’ll hear from those who live with type 1 diabetes, provide care to those living with type 1, healthcare professionals and experts in their field. 

The interviews will be an open and honest insight into life with type 1 diabetes that you can relate to and also provide the opportunity to learn more about the condition. Daniel will share his insights into his life living with type 1 diabetes. Daniel has lived with the condition along with for over 25 years. He also lives with diabetic retinopathy and received a kidney transplant in 2018. 

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