subject: Diabetics Support What Are The Two Types Of Diabetes? [print this page] Probably, some of us are not aware about diabetes. They dont care at this illness unless one member of their family or unluckily themselves has got this. Most dont have the idea to define what exactly Diabetes is nor how to somehow lessen this. Theyre not even yet introduced to the serious disease the world has dealing with.
For those who do not know, Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas doesnt manufacture enough insulin or the body cannot utilize the insulin it produces. It is characterized by high blood sugar or glucose levels that result from defects in insulin secretion, action or both.
They have two types of Diabetes. The first is Type 1 Diabetes, it is where the body stops producing insulin or not having enough insulin to produce and regulate blood glucose level. This is usually recognized in the stage of childhood or adolescence but can also be seen in an older individual due to damage of pancreas by alcohol, disease, and result of continuous failure of pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin. People who suffer on this type of diabetes need a daily insulin treatment to sustain life.
The 2nd is the Type 2 Diabetes, it is where the pancreas secretes insulin but the body cannot use the insulin as well, it is referred as insulin resistance. People with this resistance are lined to Type 2 Diabetes when they do not secrete enough insulin to cope with the bodys demand. This type of diabetes is commonly recognized in adulthood at age of 45 years and above. It is controlled with diet or proper eating of foods, weight loss, enough exercise, and oral medications. It also required half of people in this level of diabetes to maintain their blood sugar in control.
