TYPES OF DIABETES
Diabetes is a complicated condition which can take many different forms. In addition to the common types of diabetes – type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, there are a range of other typed of diabetes, which are just as important.
About 2% of people have these other types of diabetes. These include different types of monogenic diabetes, cystic fibrosis related diabetes and diabetes caused by rare syndromes. Certain medications such as steroids and antipsychotics could lead to other types of diabetes, as well as surgery or hormonal imbalances. Unfortunately, many of these people are misdiagnosed leading to delays of right treatment.
Different types of Diabetes are listed below:
Types 1 diabetes
Gestational diabetes
Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
Neonatal diabetes
Wolfram syndrome
Alstrom syndrome
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
Type 3c diabetes
Steroid-induced diabetes
Cystic fibrosis diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 dibetes is where your blood glucose (sugar) level is too high because your body cant make a hormone called insulin. This happens because your body attacks the cells in your pancreas that make the insulin
Type 2 diabetes
In type 2 diabetes, your pancreas cant make enough insulin which is that your blood glucose (sugar) keeps getting high or rising. Having type 2 diabetes without treatment means that high sugar levels in your blood can seriously damage parts of your body including your feet, eyes and heart. These are called the complications of diabetes. But with the right treatment and care , you can live well with type 2 diabetes and reduce your risk of developing them.
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that affect women during pregnancy. It affects women who have not been affected by diabetes before. It means you have high blood sugar and need to care of yourself, it usually goes away again after giving birth. It is usually diagnosed from a blood test 24 to 28 weeks into pregnancy.
Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
MODY is a rare form of diabetes which is different from both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and runs strongly in families.MODY is caused by a mutation in a single gene.
Neonatal Diabetes
Neonatal diabetes is a form of diabetes that is diagnosed under the age of six months. Its a different type of diabetes than the type 1 or other common type of diabetes.
Wolfram Syndrome
Wolfram syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which is also known as DIDMOAD syndrome after its four most common features (Diabetes insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy and Deafness).
Alstrom syndrome
Alstrom syndrome is a rare genetically inherited syndrome which has a number of common features.
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)
LADA is a type of diabetes which seems to straddle type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Some part of it is type 1 while other are type 2.
Type 3c diabetes
Type 3c diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops when another disease cause s damage to the pancreas, e.g pancreatic cancer pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis or haemochromatosis.
Cystic fibrosis diabetes
Cystic fibrosis diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis. It has both features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.