Lance Bass shared a “plot twist” in his journey with diabetes.
The former *NSYNC singer revealed that he was previously misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes when, in reality, he has “type 1.5 diabetes.”
“As all of you know, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few years back,” the singer said in a sponsored post for a continuous glucose monitor. “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, medication, and my workout routine. Things just weren’t adding up.”
Back in March, the musician told PEOPLE that he had been previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during COVID and that “I’m really trying to figure out how to control that.”
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.
Unlike a typical diabetes diagnosis, LADA develops slowly in adults over 30. Typically, “people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who are lean and physically active, or who have lost weight without effort, could have LADA.”
