Key points from article :
T1 diabetics under 7 years don’t process insulin properly and cells that make it are quickly destroyed.
Those diagnosed at age 13 or above often continue to produce normal insulin.
It’s Endotype 1 if diagnosed before 7 years and Endotype 2 if diagnosed at 13 years or after.
Children diagnosed between the ages of 7 and 12 could fall into either the T1DE 1 or T1DE 2 group.
Could lead to new treatments if they can reactivate dormant insulin-producing cells in T1DE 2 group.
Studied 130 samples from Exeter pancreatic biobank.
Research by University of Exeter, published in Diabetologia.
