ICD-9-CM 370.49 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 370.49 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes). You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 370.49. More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 370.49: 2014 2015.
The symptoms of latent autoimmune diabetes of adults are similar to those of other forms of diabetes: excessive thirst and drinking, excessive urination, and often blurry vision. Compared to childhood type 1 diabetes, the symptoms develop comparatively slowly.
Diabetes occurs in many types beyond type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. One of these is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood (LADA). Some patients receive the diagnosis of type 2 diabetic, despite not exhibiting all the classic symptoms associated with this condition.atients with LADA may lack some of the type 2 diabetes symptoms. These could include age, obesity, and the difficulty in achieving glycaemic control using standard oral hypoglycaemic agents. If these are lacking from diagnosis, it is quite possible that the patient has LADA.