Most of us who have had diabetes for at least a few years are likely to be familiar with the main types of diabetes: type 1, which is autoimmune and type 2, which involves insulin resistance. We may also be aware of some minor types like LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adults), a slower-onset form of autoimmune diabetes that appears in adults. Another type is MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young), which often, but not always, appears in children or young people. It is monogenic, meaning a mutation in only one gene causes the disease, and the affected gene is dominant, meaning that you can inherit only one copy of the gene from one parent and a normal gene from the other parent and you'll get MODY.
Type 2 diabetes is polygenic, meaning a lot of genes are usually involved. Condition news and advice from the community that helps you live your best life. Other forms of diabetes…
