Understanding Hereditary Diabetes: Types, Characteristics, and Consequences

Hereditary diabetes is less common than diabetes types 1 and 2 and is therefore less known

Most people are familiar with diabetes types 1 and 2. But there are also other forms that are less known and less common, such as hereditary diabetes: for example MODY, MIDD and neonatal diabetes. Unfortunately, people with hereditary diabetes often receive a different diagnosis first and therefore usually do not receive the correct treatment. That is why the Diabetes Fund is starting a campaign to make people more aware and aware of hereditary forms of diabetes.

Hereditary diabetes is less common than diabetes types 1 and 2 and is therefore less known. The result is that 80 percent of people with MODY first receive another diagnosis. Just like doctors, people with diabetes are not always aware of these hereditary forms. A different diagnosis can have major consequences, for example receiving treatment for years that is not appropriate.

Forms of hereditary diabetes
There are different forms of hereditary diabetes. MODY, MIDD and neonatal diabetes are the most common. A change in the DNA can cause a person to develop hereditary diabetes. That person usually inherits it from the father or mother. Heredity therefore plays a very important role in hereditary diabetes. Much more than with type 1 or 2 diabetes.

If you have a hereditary form of diabetes, family members may also have or develop a hereditary form. It concerns parents, children, brothers and sisters. They can often have themselves tested to determine whether they have a hereditary form of diabetes.

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