Dyslipidemia in children with type 1 diabetes: A cassandran cause or a pollyannic perspective

Abstract

Diabetes is a multifaceted disease, with each individual exhibiting varying aspects of the syndrome at different times in their life. Diabetes has been classified, for ease of understanding, into various types, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes.¹ Many researchers, however, appreciate diabetes as a continuum, rather than as distinct numbered phenotypes. The use of descriptive such as double diabetes, type 1.5 diabetes, type 3 and type 5 diabetes bears testimony to this.² Children and adolescents living with type 1 diabetes have unique necessities and needs.³ Diabetes care professionals should be aware of the nuances and niceties of their management. At the same time, they should not forget that persons living with type 1 diabetes are equally prone to the comorbidities and complications that occur in type 2 diabetes.⁴

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