The Diagnosis and Management of Atypical Types of Diabetes

摘要

In addition to type 1 and type 2 diabetes, there are other types of diabetes that can present diagnostic challenges for nurse practitioners. This article reviews the more unusual types of diabetes, including latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, and type 3c diabetes. To promote optimal patient outcomes, nurse practitioners should be aware of evidence-based management principles for less common types of diabetes.