Using a Nanotech Microchip to Diagnose Type 1 Diabetes: an Interview with Dr. Brian Feldman, Stanford School of Medicine

August 21, 2014

(News-Medical) – The most common form of diabetes is sometimes referred to as metabolic diabetes, which is the diabetes most people are very familiar with, type 2 diabetes. This form of diabetes is most prevalent in people that are overweight or obese. Historically, it has been confined to adults or older patients but it has been on the rise as the global obesity problem has continued to worsen. The second most common form is type 1 diabetes, which used to be referred to as juvenile diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is not caused by obesity or other metabolic issues and is an autoimmune disease.