Type 1.5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), is an autoimmune disease that shares features of both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. This condition inhibits the functioning of the beta cells in the pancreases faster than in Type 2 Diabetes. Because it shares Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms and onsets mostly in adults, it is sometimes misdiagnosed as Type 2 Diabetes.