- Your body makes too little or no insulin. This is called type 1 diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM). Only 5% of people with diabetes have type 1. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that may be caused by genetic, environmental, or other factors.2There is no known way to prevent diabetes type 1. Effective treatment requires the use of insulin.
- Your body can not use the insulin it makes. This is called type 2 diabetes, non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM).Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90%-95% of diabetes cases and is usually associated with older age,obesity and physical inactivity, family history of type 2 diabetes, or a personal history of gestational diabetes.2Type 2 diabetes can usually be prevented through healthy food choices, physical activity, and weight loss. It can be controlled with these same activities, but insulin or oral medication also may be necessary.
- Type 1 Type 2
My son Owen in the front left is living with Type 1. He did nothing to cause this and it couldn't have been avoided. With that being said about 10 percent of people with type 2 have not done anything to cause their type 2. it's important to remember not everyone with type 2 is overweight or unhealthy. One of the most difficult things socially so far is people assuming this is caused by life style. I'm sure it's worse for otherwise healthy people with type 2 then it is for us. let's understand some of them are in a similar boat, more then 10 percent of them actually. Think of how hard this must be for them as well.
Cause Beta cells in pancreas are being attacked by body's own cells and therefore can not produce insulin to take sugar out of the blood stream. Insulin is not produced. Diet related insulin release is so large and frequent that receptor cells have become less sensitive to the insulin. This insulin resistance results in less sugar being removed from the blood. Genetic basis Possibly. In most cases of type 1 diabetes, the patient would need to inherit risk factors from both parents. Type 2 diabetes has a stronger link to family history and lineage than type 1. Bodily effects Thought to be triggered by autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Autoimmune attack may occur following a viral infection such as mumps, rubella cytomegalovirus. Appears to be related to aging, inactive lifestyle, genetic influence and obesity. Climate One trigger might be related to cold weather. Type 1 diabetes develops more often in winter than summer and is more common in places with cold climates. Diet Early diet may also play a role. Type 1 diabetes is less common in people who were breastfed and in those who first ate solid foods at later ages. Obesity tends to run in families, and families tend to have similar eating and exercise habits.
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- Sources http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7504.php
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