Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of double
diabetes (DD) among type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)
patients in Benha city, Egypt, and to evaluate the clinical and
metabolic differences between DD and typical DM. Methods:
This cross-sectional study included 528 patients who attended
Benha University Hospital between July 2023 and January 2024.
Group I consisted of 435 type 2 DM patients aged >40 years,
while Group II included 93 type 1 DM patients aged 2.5)
in type 1 DM patients. Results: The prevalence of DD was
13.6% (59/435) in type 2 DM patients and 25.8% (24/93) in type
1 DM patients. In Group I, DD patients were younger (59.5 vs.
60.1 years, p=0.569), had lower BMI (24.9 vs. 28.9 kg/m²,
p