Are there two types of Diabetes?

There is no room for play when dealing with serious conditions like Type two diabetes. The right treatment should be taken right away in case that you find out that you suffer from this disease. Those that have ignored their Diabetes 2 have developed further complications, after developing other health related conditions or even aggravated diabetes. So it is really important to keep these aspects in mind and go see a doctor if you think there may be something wrong with you. It is unfortunate that there are many, many people with diabetes who are totally unaware that they have the condition; only because they have not undergone any routine testing. It is importnant to keep a keen interest in maintaining a healthy life style, and ignoring this can lead to serious consequenes following ill health! Just think that you double the chances of getting a heart related disease if you even have pre-diabetes, which is just the first stage! It is very important to maintain a healthy eating routine, so that you consume little fat, salt and so on. So keep in mind that the right treatment is advised in the event that you are diagnosed with diabetes. Stay informed, learn about the different aspects of diabetes, and how you should approach its day-to-day management.

 

The first type of diabetes is Type 1. There are two types incidentally, Type 1 and Type 2. The Type 1 is sometimes known as Juvenile Diabetes because it oftentimes occurs early in a person’s life. This results from the finding that with time (and medical science is still trying to find out exactly why), the body produces an insufficient amount of insulin. Insulin represents a hormone which is responsible for clearing away and reducing the glucose from your blood, by moving glucose into the cells of the body (for example, the muscles) to provide your cells with the glucose and energy they need. The insufficient insulin level which occurs in Type 1 diabetes is caused by the immune system, destroying whatever cells are producing insulin (located in your pancreas). The location in the body that generates insulin in the body is the pancreas, specifically the beta cells, located in the pancreas. If the sugar remains in your circulation, rather than moving into your cells (such as muscles), the ill consequences will develop in diabetes.

 

The second type of diabetes (Type 2 diabetes), represents a different metabolic disorder caused by the fact that, like Type 1 diabetes, the body is not able to produce enough (or even use) insulin. This is a very common form of diabetes; about 90% of the diabetes patients out there suffer from this type. This disorder does not happen overnight like others, but it builds up over time and it usually hits you in your adult years. This is the reason you should take routine (12 monthly or so) diabetes examinations! You could be suffering from a low-level type of diabetes (called prediabetes which eventually leads to full blown Type two diabetes and you do not even know it, and if you leave it untreated, it will develop into Diabetes 2, which is the last and most serious form of diabetes. There are many forms of treatment out there, but the most common and used treatment (only as a final resort, if changes in diet, exercise and body weight loss doesn’t work) is the administration of insulin into your system.