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Have You Ever Heard Of Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus (NDM)?

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Inverary, ON

If you haven't, Me Neither and I thought I had heard of them all

Anyhow I reading an article and they were talking about a type juvenile diabetes that is caused by a mutated gene

I was aware of that one, Mature Onset Diabetes in the Young or MODY for short is when 1 of 5 possible genes gets messed up (has to be inherited from a parent) - depending which gene is messed up, that will determine the type of treatment the patient will need - some can manage with diet alone, a different gene means… read more

January 22
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@A DiabetesTeam Member

Thank you Graham for this important information 🥰

January 23
A DiabetesTeam Member

Interesting information @A DiabetesTeam Member. I know when I was pregnant with my youngest son & had gestational diabetes, after he was born they kept checking his blood sugar for the first 24hrs. He was okay, but he could have been affected by my gestational diabetes. I know he has a higher chance of getting diabetes as an adult because of my gestational diabetes.

January 22
A DiabetesTeam Member

Better a Type2 than one I've never heard of. However, It's wonderful to be informed!😁

January 29
A DiabetesTeam Member

That’s very interesting. Not one I’ve heard of. I’m with you I’m glad mine is type 2.

January 25
A DiabetesTeam Member

Thank you. No to your question

January 23

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