Many people think of type 1 as a childhood disease, while thinking type 2 only develops in adulthood. A diabetes specialist discusses why that’s wrong, sharing her own experiences of diagnosing type 1 in elderly adults, and type 2 in toddlers. She points out that distinguishing type 1 from type 2 is often more complicated than people think and how misdiagnoses lead to treatment mistakes, and discusses the best ways to test for diabetes and determine the correct type. Read more