# Myths surrounding Diabetes

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/myths-surrounding-diabetes/151>\
**Category:** Diabedia wiki\
**Tags:** diet\
**Created:** [March 22, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/myths-surrounding-diabetes/151 "2017-03-22T16:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![britt\_j](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/britt_j/32/55_2.png) [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/myths-surrounding-diabetes/151/25 "2017-04-02T18:12:50Z")

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> [@britt\_j](#):
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> Myth: You can’t be a Type 1/must be a Type 2 diabetic if you’re an adult/ overweight."
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> Fact: …it is estimated that approximately a quarter of persons with T1D are diagnosed as adults. Weight is not a determining factor in determining Type 1 or 2 diagnosis.
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> “Half of All Type 1 Diabetes Develops _After_ 30 Years of Age…_Onset of type 1 diabetes is just as likely to occur in people older than 30 years of age as in those younger,_ new research shows…”
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> A study in Sweden noted a BMI of 27.7 in LADA versus 27.9 in T2. So, just like more and more of the population, based upon BMI, the _LADAs were overweight_.

Bumping this and adding emphasis…

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