Type 1 Diabetes Type 2
Type 1 Diabetes- Usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose, which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments, even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long, healthy lives.
Type 2 Diabetes- The body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first, your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But, over time it isn't able to keep up and can't make enough insulin to keep your blood …show more content…
It affects the mother in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed. Untreated gestational diabetes can hurt your baby. Because of the extra insulin made by the baby's pancreas, newborns may have very low blood glucose levels at birth and are also at higher risk for breathing problems. Babies with excess insulin become children who are at risk for obesity and adults who are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
Acquired diabetes is another term for Type 2 Diabetes. Most people with diabetes have Type 2. It is a life-long disease that affects the way your body handles glucose. There are about 27 million people in the U.S. with it. Another 86 million have prediabetes: Their blood glucose is not normal, but not high enough to be diabetes yet. While not everyone with Type 2 is overweight, obesity and lack of exercise are two of the most common causes of this form of the diabetes.
I don't have diabetes, and none of my close relatives have it. I understand how difficult it is to cope with diabetes. People who have Type 2 Diabetes can prevent it by making healthy choices such as losing weight, eating healthy food and getting plenty of exercise. There is no prevention for Type 1 Diabetes. However, people who have it can delay the development of complications by keeping their blood sugar in a target
Type 2 Diabetes- The body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first, your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But, over time it isn't able to keep up and can't make enough insulin to keep your blood …show more content…
It affects the mother in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed. Untreated gestational diabetes can hurt your baby. Because of the extra insulin made by the baby's pancreas, newborns may have very low blood glucose levels at birth and are also at higher risk for breathing problems. Babies with excess insulin become children who are at risk for obesity and adults who are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
Acquired diabetes is another term for Type 2 Diabetes. Most people with diabetes have Type 2. It is a life-long disease that affects the way your body handles glucose. There are about 27 million people in the U.S. with it. Another 86 million have prediabetes: Their blood glucose is not normal, but not high enough to be diabetes yet. While not everyone with Type 2 is overweight, obesity and lack of exercise are two of the most common causes of this form of the diabetes.
I don't have diabetes, and none of my close relatives have it. I understand how difficult it is to cope with diabetes. People who have Type 2 Diabetes can prevent it by making healthy choices such as losing weight, eating healthy food and getting plenty of exercise. There is no prevention for Type 1 Diabetes. However, people who have it can delay the development of complications by keeping their blood sugar in a target