Topic
Preventing Complications
Eye, kidney, nerve, foot, and cardiovascular health.
Complication Risk Differs by Subtype
GCK-MODY carries strikingly low complication rates compared with Type 2 diabetes. The progressive subtypes do not share that protection at all.
Your Screening Schedule
How much complication screening you need depends on your subtype. Here is the schedule, and what changes between the mild and progressive forms.
Eyes, Kidneys, Nerves and Feet
In the progressive subtypes, microvascular screening works exactly as it does in ordinary diabetes. Here is what each check is looking for.
Kidney Involvement in HNF1B
In HNF1B the kidneys are affected by the gene itself, not by years of high glucose. That changes what needs monitoring, and from when it does.
Heart and Cholesterol
Cardiovascular risk is the part of your care that applies whatever your subtype — and Indians carry that risk at a lower body weight than most.