whats the difference between type 1 diabetese and type 2?

Question

it runs in my dads side i was wondering what the statistics were for me getting it.

Answer 1

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use sugar. Sugar is the basic fuel for the cells in the body, and insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. [1]

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use sugar. Sugar is the basic fuel for the cells in the body, and insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can cause two problems:

* Right away, your cells may be starved for energy.
* Over time, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart. [2]

Here's a link for a Diabetes Risk Test -- http://www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Type 1 diabetes is also called juvenile-onset diabetes. It is less common( 5% or 10% of all diagnosed) and mostly develop in childhood.Type 1 diabetes need insulin injection everyday because the pancreas are not capable of producing insulin . Whereas, Type 2 diabetes is an adult onset diabetes. It's more common( 90-95%). And it result from obesity, older age,race, physical inability or genetic.

Answer 5

Type 1 is insulin dependant IE your pancreas makes no insulin. Type 2 means your pancreas is just slow or overworked. I have type 1 and my Dr said that it usually runs down the generations on the females but on the male it has been shown to skip a generation .

Answer 6

You have about a 25% chance of getting Type I diabetes before the age of 40. That is assuming that your mother's side of the family tree does not have Type I diabetes. You will be more prone to Type II diabetes, however, unless you practice a good health lifestyle.

Answer 7

type 1 is one that grow with diabetese and type 2 diabetese is when you get in later in life

Answer 8

Type 1 is an auto-immune disorder. It usually pops up in childhood or adolescence. (It used to be called juvenile diabetes.) It is not caused by being overweight, etc. It is thought to be possibly triggered by the exposure to some virus after lying dormant. It always requires insulin, as the body does not produce it.
Type 2 is often caused by poor diet and often found in the obese and aged population. The body may still produce insulin, but the cells are blocked from absorbing it. It can often be treated with oral medication.

Answer 9

type 1 is what children get mostly than seniors getting type 2 diabetes.

Answer 10

Type 1-Insulin dependent, also known as IDDM
-5-10% of all cases,effects approx. 700,000 Americans,
primarily affects children & adolescents, onset abrupt,
autoimmune-beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed
which means you do not produce insulin at all, therefore
insulin has to be provided for the patient (injections).
Type 2-also know as NIDDM
-most prevalent form,affects approx. 15 million Americans,
usually begins in middle age,gradual onset,altered insulin
secretion as well as increased insulin resistance,cause
unknown but strong family association,can control by diet
and excercise. Type 2 can change to Type 1 in the
presence of severe illness or disease. If that remains
permanent will depend on the individual.