Table 1 Known types of remitting diabetes and the criteria applied to define them
From: A diagnostic approach for defining idiopathic remitting diabetes: a retrospective cohort study
Recognised forms of remitting diabetes | Defining criteria |
|---|---|
Type 1 diabetes in the honeymoon period | GAD/IA2 positive |
Remission within four years of diagnosis | |
Type 2 diabetes with weight loss | Obesity at diagnosis with subsequent weight loss or bariatric surgery |
Transient neonatal diabetes | Diabetes diagnosed under 6 months of age |
Ketosis-prone atypical diabetes | Non-Caucasian |
Stress induced hyperglycaemia or steroid-induced hyperglycaemia | Diagnosed at a time of extreme physiological stress e.g. acute illness |
Concurrent glucocorticoid use around the time of diagnosis |