Can a person with type 1 diabetes (not producing insulin) also get type 2 (not responding to insulin)? Common?

Answer 1

Yes, it's called Double Diabetes and it's getting more common. The diagnosis will remain type 1 however, but oral meds may need to be added.

Answer 2

Type 1 is deficiency, Type 2 is resistance. Eventually, a type 2 diabetic will be dependent on insulin, and it is possible that a Type 1 will become obese and have other genetic problems creating insulin resistance. I have not seen any Type 1's with this problem, though my personal insulin requirement has gone from about 40 units a day to about 60 units a day with an associated 20-30 lb weight gain. I doubt it would come to being on oral meds if you started on insulin though.

Answer 3

Insulin resistance in Type I diabetics is a possibility, more so, I believe, for those using very high doses of insulin over long periods of time. However, I have never actually known anyone who has had this happen.

Answer 4

Once you have been diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic, you remain that way for life. This means you use insulin for the rest of your life by injection or using a pump.

Answer 5

Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent diabetes, you need insulin to stay alive. Type 2 diabetes is controlled through medication and diet. Diabetes is diabetes its just the severity of it.

Answer 6

I have heard of insulin resistant type I diabetes. Unfortunately, there's not a lot that can be done about that, except increase insulin dosage sky high.

Answer 7

Yes you can. The body goes thur changes and as it changes so does the way it respondes to the insulin. I have known people that started with one type and then developed the other one.