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Can Obese Young Adults Develop Type 1 Diabetes?

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Can an obese young adult develop type 1 diabetes and not type 2? I've read unexpected weight loss is a symptom of type 1, so can an obese young adult losing weight without effort and with other diabetes symptoms get type 1?

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Dr. House May 13, 2009 at 12:35 pm

It is possible. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease, so it is possible to occur at any age, especially if you have a family history of it.

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