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Maturity onset diabetes of the young refers to any of several rare hereditary forms of diabetes mellitus due to dominantly inherited defects of insulin secretion. As of 2004, six types have been enumerated, but more are likely to be added. MODY 2 and MODY 3 are the most common forms. The severity of the different types varies considerably, but most commonly MODY acts like a very mild version of type...


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is MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) Diabetes type 1 or 2?
at wikipedia said type 1 but at medical site they said it's type 2. can someone...

We learned in our diabetes education classes that MODY is a mixture of both and is also known as type 1.5...since it doesnt seem to fit either type 1 or...

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    . This is a gray area called Type1.5 or MODY (Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young). MODY at this time has Resolved Question Is diabetes (any type) a genetic disorder ? need to know if diabetes is a genetic

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  • links for type 2 diabetes - 5 replies

    Here are some links for type 2 diabetes. How diabetes works http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-dia ... esistance/ http://health.howstuffworks.com/diabetes.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes

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    Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) is also known as slow onset type 1. Type... is most often attributed to insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. MODY - ...

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