Forms of Diabetes

Over 537 million people worldwide have diabetes, with 90% living with type 2 and 8.7 million with type 1.
Rare types like LADA, MODY, and CFRD make up 1–5% of cases.
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What is Type 1 Diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes, which was formerly known as juvenile diabetes but is diagnosed in adults as frequently as it is...

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body cannot properly use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. This is also...

What is Monogenic Diabetes?

Monogenic diabetes is a rare type of diabetes that’s caused by a single gene mutation. There are currently over 10...

Prediabetes

While a prediabetes diagnosis can be overwhelming and worrying, you have the power to make the lifestyle changes to return...

What is Gestational Diabetes?

Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that causes high blood glucose during pregnancy. About 1 in 10 pregnant women...

What is LADA? (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults)

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a type of diabetes that is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Also...

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