I am informed about Types 1 and 2 diabetes, as my sister has Type 1, but the other day, my husband's grandmother used the term "sugar diabetes"... what might she be talking about? Thanks~
2007-06-12 12:30:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
It's just an older term for diabetes. 15, 20 years ago the disease was not sorted into types. You'll also hear older people say she's got sugar, meaning she has diabetes.
2007-06-12 12:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ruth C 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The term "sugar diabetes" is SO old school. I'm an EMT and the only times I ever heard that is from elderly people. It doesn't surprise me that your grandmother used that term. It's the same thing as normal, run-of-the-mill diabetes and can mean either type 1 or type 2. There's nothing special about the term. It's just what people called diabetes many years ago (20-30 years, that is).
It would depend on the person as to what type they actually have. "Sugar diabetes" is a vague term and doesn't differentiate between type 1 or 2. The person would have to tell you whether they are type 1 or 2.
EMT
Type 1, pump user
2007-06-12 14:14:16 · answer #2 · answered by emt_me911 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny you should ask that because my mother and I were talking aboout that just today. My sister (deceased) and I are both Type 1 and that term has always driven our family nuts, like, what other kind of diabetes is there? Would it be better to have "salt diabetes" or "trans-fat diabetes"? - Gotta laugh sometimes to keep from cryin'
2007-06-12 14:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by sharonkcochran@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-09-18 03:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by Alva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing....Both types of diabetes, affect the levels of blood sugar, and there are only types I and II (type two, is that type that appears since birth),,,so there is no "sugar diabetes" type...Both accepted types, are sugar diabetes (honestly, I dont know why she used that term)
2007-06-12 16:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Sehr_Klug 50 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That's just an old fashioned colloquial way to refer to the disease. It can be either type 1 or type 2.
2007-06-12 12:34:11 · answer #6 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
its the same thing. some people call diabetes "sugar".
2007-06-12 12:38:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Answer --> http://DiabetesGoGo.com/?EAxJ
2016-03-23 01:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by Claude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋