Headline : Maheep Kapoor of Bollywood Wives diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes: Why this type can show up in adults, menopausal women

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When Maheep Kapoor revealed that she had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in her adult years in the hit Netflix show, Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, she highlighted how adults too can be diagnosed with this auto-immune condition rather late in the day.

“Type 1 diabetes is more commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents but it is possible for adults, even post-menopausal women, to develop this autoimmune condition. Unlike type 2 diabetes, which is typically related to insulin resistance, type 1 diabetes occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, leading to an absolute deficiency in insulin that affects blood sugar regulation,” says Dr Richa Chaturvedi, Senior Consultant, Endocrinology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.

How common is Type 1 diabetes in adults? Can post-menopausal women develop it?

Type 1 diabetes in adults, including post-menopause, is relatively rare. Type 1 diabetes does not discriminate by age, and its manifestation in adulthood, termed Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) or late-onset type 1 diabetes, shares similarities with the childhood form. In LADA, the autoimmune process that destroys pancreatic beta cells progresses slowly, leading to a gradual onset of insulin dependence.

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