What is maturity-onset diabetes in young?

Mature onset diabetes of the young is a monogenic (one gene) form of diabetes that usually occurs during adolescence or early adulthood which limits the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin. The type of MODY is determined by the specific autosomal dominant gene mutation.

How do members experience maturity-onset diabetes in young?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with maturity-onset diabetes in young*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for maturity-onset diabetes in young*

Who has maturity-onset diabetes in young on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 8
40s 10
50s 8
60s 5
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 29

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What is maturity-onset diabetes in young?

Mature onset diabetes of the young is a monogenic (one gene) form of diabetes that usually occurs during adolescence or early adulthood which limits the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin. The type of MODY is determined by the specific autosomal dominant gene mutation.



Common symptoms reported by people with maturity-onset diabetes in young

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for maturity-onset diabetes in young

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Who has maturity-onset diabetes in young on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 33 say maturity-onset diabetes in young is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 8
40s 10
50s 8
60s 5
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 9
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 29

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 23
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from maturity-onset diabetes in young patients who have completed their condition history
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