Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or ‘endotype’) of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above, new research has shown.
Type 1 diabetes is not one but two distinct conditions, defined by diagnosis age
Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or ‘endotype’) of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above, new research has shown.