Can adults be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, or is that only for children?

Adults can absolutely be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. While it is most commonly diagnosed in youth, autoimmune destruction of the pancreas can happen at any age. In fact, there is a specific, slow-progressing variation known as Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), sometimes unofficially called "Type 1.5." Because it develops slowly and occurs in adulthood, people with LADA are often initially misdiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. However, unlike standard Type 2, LADA patients will eventually require insulin therapy as their pancreas gradually stops functioning entirely.