clinical features of type 2 diabetes (NIDDM)
Last edited 03/2018 and last reviewed 05/2021
Patients with type 2 diabetes (NIDDM) may/may not present osmotic symptoms
- however they never develop ketoacidosis, although some may develop hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) (hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycaemia)
Patients with type 2 diabetes may have osmotic symptoms at time of diagnosis - and this case require only a single HbA1c reading of >=48mmol/l. Without osmotic symptoms then two readings of >= 48 mmol/l are required for diagnosis of diabetes.
clinical features common to all forms of diabetes