8. Can a person have both type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the same time?
Generally speaking, we do not diagnose both disorders in the same individual. If people have type 1 diabetes, they are completely lacking effective circulating insulin.
By definition, this is not the case in people with type 2 diabetes, so having the one disorder effectively rules
out the other. However, people with type 1 diabetes may be prone to the same metabolic problems as those with type 2 diabetes.