The term "type 1 diabetes" has universally replaced several former terms, including childhood-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Likewise, the term "type 2 diabetes" has replaced several former terms, including adult-onset diabetes, obesity-related diabetes, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). What is type 3 diabetes? Pl mention your references (sources of information).
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The term "Type 3 Diabetes" is an UNDEFINED term used by many different people in many different ways. This term is NOT accepted by the medical community. you can find more information, include currently used "definitions" of the term, here: http://www.diabetes.org/other-types.jsp This is one page on the website for the American Diabetes Association. if THEY don't know about it, it isn't worth talking about, diabetically speaking!!!
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Well, it's not really confirmed/well known about. Type 1 is an autoimmune destruction of the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin - therefore, no insulin in blood, causes high sugar levels. Type 2 is where there is resistance to insulin in the body, so there is insulin being produced, just none of the bodies are reacting to it. Type 3 has been postulated that the brain produces insulin and that type 3 is where there are lower than normal levels of brain insulin, but it does not affect blood sugar levels.
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As Gary says, the term is very undefined. However, I remember hearing that the medical community a while back was thinking of calling Alzheimer's type three because they were having some success in stopping the disorder with insulin. I haven't heard anything more about it since that initial news report.
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Beyond these two types (type 1 & type 2), there is no agreed-upon standard nomenclature. Various sources have defined "type 3 diabetes" as, among others, gestational diabetes, insulin-resistant type 1 diabetes (or "double diabetes"), type 2 diabetes which has progressed to require injected insulin, and latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (or LADA or "type 1.5" diabetes. There is also maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) which is a group of several single gene (monogenic) disorders with strong family histories that present as type 2 diabetes before 30 years of age.
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Various sources have defined "type 3 diabetes" as : GESTATIONAL diabetes, insulin-resistant type 1 diabetes (or "double diabetes"), type 2 diabetes which has progressed to require injected insulin, and latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (or LADA or "type 1.5" diabetes.
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Here is some info on it. There is a lot of new names for "sub types" of diabetes and type 3 is one of them. http://www.diabetes.org/other-types.jsp
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"type 3 diabetes" as, among others, gestational diabetes, insulin-resistant type 1 diabetes (or "double diabetes"), type 2 diabetes which has progressed to require injected insulin, and latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (or LADA or "type 1.5" diabetes. There is also maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) which is a group of several single gene (monogenic) disorders with strong family histories that present as type 2 diabetes before 30 years of age.
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GESTATIONAL diabetes, insulin-resistant type 1 diabetes (or "double diabetes").
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"Type 3 diabetes" is only a metaphor. There isn't an actual medical condition named known as "Type 3 Diabetes" "Type 3 Diabetics" is a nick name given to people who live with and help manage people with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. The reason they are given this title is because they often have to share the stresses and problems of a Diabetic. For example, parents of a Type 1 Diabetic child would be 'Type 3 Diabetics" because they would help with injections, monitor blood glucose readings and attend regular check-ups with doctors. This term has been coined in many issues of the 'Countdown' a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation magazine, by loved ones of Type 1 Diabetics. The link below is an example of "Type 3 Diabetes" Oh, By the way, I myself am a Type 1 Diabetic, and those who I love and help me are my "Type 3 Diabetics".
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