Overview of Atypical Diabetes

Although type 1 diabetes mellitus and, to a lesser extent, type 2 diabetes mellitus, are the prevailing forms of diabetes in youth, atypical forms of diabetes are not uncommon and may require etiology-specific therapies. By some estimates, up to 6.5% of children with diabetes have monogenic forms. Mitochondrial diabetes and cystic fibrosis related diabetes are less common but often noted in the underlying disease. Atypical diabetes should be considered in patients with a known disorder associated with diabetes, aged less than 25  years with nonautoimmune diabetes and without typical characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and/or with comorbidities associated with atypical diabetes.

Source: Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America - October 14, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Jaclyn Tamaroff, Marissa Kilberg, Sara E. Pinney, Shana McCormack Source Type: research