They say that if you have had diabetes since the age of 13 then you are a type 1 diabetic but what if you are 50+ and all of a sudden you get diabetes ad they diagnose you to be type 1 is this possible?
2006-10-09 13:25:35 · 10 answers · asked by hunneeboo 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
yes, it's not only possible but happens all the time. It's an autoimmune disease where the body suddenly attacks it's own cells, in this case, the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. They do not know what causes this but many times a virus, like the flu, will coincide with the development. There are probably more people who are misdiagnosed as type 2's because of the ignorance of some on the medical community's part that believes type 1 is a childhood disease and type 2 an adult disease. Something else that is false and was previously stated right here is that you can go from being type 2 to a type 1. The cause of the diabetes is the diagnosis, not the treatment. Type 2's that progress to insulin usage are NOT type 1's, they're type 2's who use insulin to treat their diabetes. Same thing with Type 1's...they can become insulin resistant, but that doesn't make them a type 2, it makes them a type 1 with insulin resistance.
2006-10-09 17:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by BRUCE D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 18:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by Hortense 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 06:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Type 1 diabetes means that your body needs insulin, given normally in shots.
This type of diabetes can occur in any age, young or old.
Type 2 diabetes means that you need to take a pill and not insulin shots.
This type of diabetes usually occurs in older people or people overweight.
2006-10-09 13:51:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent diabetes, and yes it is possible to develop later in life.
2006-10-09 14:44:51 · answer #5 · answered by A M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The current terminology is IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, also called type 1) or NIDDM (non-insulin dependent dm also calledtype 2). It used to be more common for the insulin dependent type to show up in childhood, due to some sort of metabolic anomoly (genetic? no one knows) that prevents the pancreas from making insulin. NIDDM would show up in middle age, typically in overweight people. NIDDM, can however progress to IDDM, where the disease can't be controlled with diet/exercise/oral meds. Also, with the increase in childhood obesity, more children are being diagnosed with NIDDM. Hence the change in nomenclature.
2006-10-09 15:14:20 · answer #6 · answered by warriorwoman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, I got type 1 at 19.
2006-10-09 14:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by blondy2061h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got type 1 dibetes at the age of 19
2006-10-11 20:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's possible.
2006-10-11 12:42:56 · answer #9 · answered by mocha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is very possable.
2006-10-11 01:20:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋