Types of Diabetes Archives

Steroid Induced Diabetes

Corticosteroids are used to reduce harmful inflammation but can lead to diabetes – often referred to as steroid diabetes. People on steroids...

Wolfram syndromen, also known as DIDMOAD, is a very rare genetic disorder that children can be born with – roughly 1 in...

Type 1.5 diabetes is a non-official term that is sometimes used to refer to a form of type 1 diabetes known as...

Diabetes insipidus, often shortened to DI, is a rare form of diabetes that is not related to blood sugar-related diabetes mellitus, but does share...

LADA stands for Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood. LADA is a form of type 1 diabetes that develops later into adulthood. LADA...

Diabetes comes in many forms, one of which is Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, or MODY. This type of diabetes is...

Alström syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that is characterised by a number of features, notably including extreme sensitivity to light, hearing...

Brittle diabetes mellitus (or labile diabetes) is a term used to describe particularly hard to control type 1 diabetes. Those people who...

Cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) refers to a form of diabetes as a direct consequence of having cystic fibrosis. Diabetes is a...

Double diabetes is when someone with type 1 diabetes develops insulin resistance, the key feature of type 2 diabetes. Someone with double...