Here Dr Qureshi, Consultant Endocrinologist, discusses the types of diabetes that individuals can develop and the importance in correct diagnosis for effective management.
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So, there are many forms of diabetes, contrary to the belief, normally people recognize only two major types, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but there are many other forms of diabetes which we deal with. The other miscellaneous types could be maturity-onset diabetes, which which is essentially known as MAUDI, there are about more than 40 types. Also, we have secondary diabetes, gestational diabetes, steroid-induced diabetes, and also we have neonatal diabetes. So there are various types, but two major types which are essentially known are type 1 and type 2 diabetes, two broad categories.
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