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Could a patient have both types of diabetes?

Could a patient have both types of diabetes?

Yes,it is when someone with type 1 diabetes develops insulin resistance, the key feature of type 2 diabetes.Someone with double diabetes will always have type 1 diabetes present but the effects of insulin resistance can be reduced somewhat.

Last updated on 16 May 2022

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