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Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes

•Type 1 diabetes- This is most commonly diagnosed in children

•Type 2 diabetes- Most common form among adults

•Gestational diabetes- Form that can happen

•Prediabetes- Early form of type 2 diabetes

•LADA- Form of type 1 that can occur in adults

•MODY- Rare type caused by known genetic mutation

•Diabetes insipidus- Type that isn't related to high blood sugar levels

•Steroid induced diabetes- Form of type 2 can be caused due to longer term use of corticosteriods

•Type 3 diabetes- Alzheimer’s is referred to as type 3 because insulin resistance seems to be part of the development of Alzheimer’s disease

•Double diabetes- When someone has type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the sam etime

•Brittle diabetes- Type 1 that is particularly hard to control or predict