MODY Diabetes, Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young

MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young ) is an autosomal dominant inherited form of diabetes. MODY is a mild form of diabetes resembling type 2 diabetes mellitus. In diabetes MODY does the pancreas (pancreatic) in an insufficient increase in blood glucose (blood sugar) and therefore gives too little insulin. Insulin is a hormone that ensures that glucose (sugar) is absorbed into the body cells. Glucose serves as fuel for the cells. There are six known diabetes MODY type, which is diverse in form and severity.

Characteristics of MODY Diabetes are:
- It usually starts at a young age.
- Few years MODY can be treated without insulin and therefore insulin independent.
-There are at least four MODY as first-degree relatives (parents, children, brothers, sisters) at a young age, diabetes arose, at least for two to five years could be treated without insulin. At least two persons is the disease diagnosed for the 25th year of life.

Diabetes MODY Diagnosis
MODY is suspected on the above characteristics. Moreover, the diagnosis may be confirmed by genetic research.

MODY Diabetes Treatment
Treatment of MODY diabetes varies by type. Most mensem with MODY-3 respond well to low dose sulphonylureas, which are drugs that stimulate the production of insulin. MODY-2 at its dietary advice often enough. Other types of MODY are usually treated with insulin.

According to medical research, it is estimated that 2 to 4% of all people with diabetes mellitus type 2, MODY does. Diabetes MODY-3 in United States and Europe (France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom) is the most common, followed by diabetes MODY-2 and MODY-1 diabetes.