How to differentiate between Type 1 & type 2 diabetise?Can any one explain in simpler words?

Answer 1

Type 1 diabetes, sometimes called "Juvenile Diabetes" because it's often diagnosed when the patient is in childhood, occurs because the pancreas no longer produces any insulin. The insulin-producing cells are destroyed by the body's own immune system. This form of diabetes is controlled with diet, exercise, and intake of insulin, by injections, or, more recently, with inhalers.

Type 2 diabetes, referred to as "adult onset diabetes" since it is usually discovered in adults later in life, is when the body does not make effective use of the insulin produced by the pancreas. Persons with this type of diabetes are sometimes unaware they even have it, until it is eventually diagnosed. This form of diabetes is treated with diet and exercise, sometimes with the addition of pills, and in some cases, eventually with insulin injections.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Diabetes is a hard subject to understand. Drs. and researchers don't really know WHY some people have it and others don't. They only have theories about this.... which means they think they know it is not a 100% sure reason.
Type 1 The Drs. and researchers think that the person gets a virus that harms their pancreas. The person never even knows they are sick. A few weeks later they become increasingly tired, and are eatting more because they feel hungry and are drinking alot more water and soda. They get really sick and start vomiting and go to the Dr. and their blood sugar is way to high and they go into the hosptial and come out on insulin injections, and will have to do this the rest of their life.
Type 2 It is thought that this is an insulin resistance. That for some reason the person has become resistant or tolerant of their own insulin they produce. This make it less effective at keeping their blood sugar in the correct range. Also a person who is overweight can't make enough insulin to keep their blood sugar within the normal range. It is thought that exercise also plays an important role in maintaining adequate blood sugar for those with both types of diabetes. It once was thought that type 1 used insulin injections only and type 2 used pills and diet and exercise for treatment but today that is not always the case. Type 2 diabetics can use a combo of injections, pills and diet and exercise for treatment. I wouldn't get to caught up in type 1 or 2 listen to your physician and when you don't understand tell them I don't understand. Also make sure you have a working knowledge of your treatment plan. If it is medications know these medications and their side effects. An informed patient is a healthy patient.

Answer 4

In Type 1 Diabetes the body doesn't make enough insulin for it's needs. In type 2 Diabetes the body makes enough insulin but doesn't use it properly. My husband's doctor says it is like the cells wear a rain coat so the insulin doesn't soak in.

Type 1 used to be called insulin dependent and type 2 noninsulin dependent but today many type 2 diabetics take insulin to supplement what their body produces. That is a little like some cars needing more gas to go the same distance. Some people call type 1 Juvenile Diabetes and type 2 adult onset Diabetes but that is not accurate either because an an adult can become a type 1 diabetic and a child can have insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common in children or more commonly discovered. You will find a lot more info at www.dlife.com This is an easy to understand site that can be a big help.

Answer 5

Type 1 diabetes normally occurs from childhood on, and it lasts your lifetime. The reason it shows up so early is because you don't have the cells that produce insulin. These cells are called beta cells, and they are found in your pancreas. Because they don't exist, you cannot produce insulin, even as a child. As a result, you are dependent on insulin shots for your entire life.

Type 2 diabetes normally occurs in adulthood. It has a genetic basis, but is also heavily influenced by weight. If you are overweight, you have a higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is not due to a lack of insulin, like type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which means your body just does not respond to the insulin that is produced.

You can treat type 2 diabetes by reducing your weight. That is the first important step. The next thing you can do is go on some medications that will help with the insulin resistance.

Answer 6

I am going to show you my science report! It might help. If it doesn't I'm sorry I'm only in 8th grade!:::



What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease where there are two key molecules: glucose and insulin. Glucose and insulin play roles in what doctors call type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Glucose is the sugar molecule; it is a major source of fuel for your body. Anyone whose glucose level is 126 mg or higher before breakfast is considered a diabetic. The normal level of glucose in your blood before breakfast is anywhere from 65mg to just under 100mg. Insulin is a hormone made in your pancreas. Insulin’s job is to push glucose out of the blood and into various cells of the body.

Whenever the glucose amount in your blood rises or whenever you eat, your pancreas will pump more insulin to keep your blood levels stable. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are very different; here is where that becomes clear. Type 1 diabetics have high glucose levels because their pancreas can no longer make insulin. They also must take insulin shots since they don’t make their own. About 5-10% of Americans diagnosed with diabetes are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetics can still make their own insulin but their bodies don’t respond to it very well a condition called insulin resistence. Being obese is sonetimes part of why people get type 2 diabetes. Doctors otherwise don’t know why people get type 2 diabetes. Most Americans diagnosed with diabetes are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.




What is bad about being a diabetic?
Well first off being diabetic greatens your risk for suffering a heart attack. Men and women have different diabetes affects. A diabetic man has the same cardiovascular risks as a non-diabetic man. A diabetic woman loses cardiovascular protection. Kids with type 2 diabetes are likely to develop heart disease in there 20’s and 30’s.


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Answer 7

Type 1 diabetes (formerly called "Juvenile" or "Insulin Dependent" diabetes):

-Is caused by the body's own immune system attacking the cells
that make insulin. This can happen at any age, but most often happens in childhood.

-This can happen when someone who has the genes for Type 1 diabetes gets a virus. We do not know the exact cause or causes for Type 1 diabetes. There may be many things in the environment needed to trigger it.

-There is no way to prevent Type 1 diabetes. It has nothing to do with weight, eating certain foods, or a lack of exercise. It is called a "autoimmune" disease, like the diseases Lupus or MS.

-People who have Type 1 diabetes need insulin injections daily to live. We all need insulin to live, and will die quickly without it. Since people with Type 1 diabetes make very little or no insulin, they must get it from an outside source.

-Type 1 diabetes makes up 5-10% of diabetes cases.

-There is a genetic component to Type 1 diabetes, but it is not usually considered to be a "hereditary" disease. The chance of passing it on is 2-7% in most cases, with some exceptions that make it much more likely, like having a very strong family history. Most people with the genes never develop the disease, and not all children of Type 1 diabetics carry the genes, either.



Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes:

-In most cases, it is triggered by obesity, poor diet, and lack of exercise. In some cases, it can be triggered by certain medications, like steroids.

-It is caused by the body being resistant to the insulin it makes. Most Type 2 diabetics produce too MUCH insulin instead of having an insulin defieincy.

-Type 2 diabetes is usually first treated with weight loss, diet, and exercise, although some with Type 2 diabetes need medication (pills) and/or insulin to control their blood sugar.

-It used to be only seen in adults, but now obese and overweight children are getting the disease.

-We can often (but not always) prevent this type through healthy living. There is oten a strong genetic component, BUT we know that healthy living can prevent most cases.

Answer 8

There is a very important hormone in your body called insulin, this hormone is produced in your pancreas and what it does is that it lowers the sugar levels in your blood when they get too high. In type one diabetes, there's a problem in your pancreas, and it doesn't produce enough insulin, that's why people with type one diabetes always need to get insulin shots. In type 2 diabetes, at first there's not a problem in your pancreas, the ammount of insulin produced might be normal, the problem is that the body doesn't respond properly to the action of insulin, this is called a "resistance to insulin", meaning that the body is less sensible to its action, so even if the ammount of insulin produced is normal, you get the same symptoms as in type 1 diabetes because the insulin sort of doesnt work as it should.

i know its confusing. i hope you understood, if you need further explanation just ask!!

Answer 9

Simplest answer, Type 1 you need injections of insulin, while Type 2 can be controlled with diet exercise and pills. With many type 2's regular exercise and loss of weight can stop the disease with type 1's it cant because their bodies do not produce any insulin.

Answer 10

In type I diabetes, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas no longer produce adequate amounts of insulin. This typically happens in children, and they need insulin since they don't have any of their own.
Type II diabetics have plenty of insulin--usually an oversupply. The problem in them is that the cellular insulin receptors are unable to use the insulin properly, though extra insulin will overwhelm the weakness and still lower the blood sugar. Until recently, with the obesity epidemic, this did not occur in children.