Types of Diabetes

Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes may seem similar in terms of their symptoms and complications, but their causes and treatments are quite different.

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (usually called just Type 1 Diabetes) has had several names in the past: it used to be called Childhood-Onset Diabetes, Insulin-Dependent Diabetes, and sometimes Juvenile-Onset Diabetes. Type 1 is usually first diagnosed ... read more

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (usually called just Type 2 Diabetes) has also had several names in the past: it used to be called Adult-Onset Diabetes, Obesity-Related Diabetes, Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes, and Adult-Onset Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes accounts for ... read more

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes is a form of diabetes mellitus that occurs in pregnant women. It occurs in about ... read more

Pre-Diabetes

Pre-Diabetes was previously known as Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Impaired Fasting Glucose. You have blood sugar levels that ... read more

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus are completely unrelated... read more

Other Types of Diabetes

There is a lot of argument and discussion in the scientific and medical world about classifications of types of diabetes outside Types 1 and 2 and Gestational Diabetes. Such other types include problems with your body's tissue receptors, genetic mutations, effects of drug misuse, and other conditions that may have been caused by illness or trauma; these can all cause your body to show symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus, but the precise classifications have not yet been agreed. You may read about "Type 3 Diabetes", for example, but it will always be qualified by phrases such as "some people call it..." or "also sometimes known as...".

The links off this page are:

• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Gestational Diabetes
• Pre-Diabetes
• Diabetes Insipidus