Question

What are some differences between Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes?

Answer 1

Type 1:

- Symptoms usually start in childhood or young adulthood. People often seek medical help, because they are seriously ill from sudden symptoms of high blood sugar.

- Episodes of low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia) are common.

- It cannot be prevented.

TYPE 2:

- The person may not have symptoms before diagnosis. Usually the disease is discovered in adulthood, but an increasing number of children are being diagnosed with the disease.

- There are no episodes of low blood sugar level, unless the person is taking insulin or certain diabetes medicines.

- It can be prevented or delayed with a healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a healthy weight, eating sensibly, and exercising regularly.

Hope this helps!!!

-Payshence

Answer 2

Glucose is the fuel that feeds your body’s cells, but to enter your cells it needs a key. Insulin is that key.

People with type 1 diabetes don’t produce insulin. You can think of it as not having a key.

People with type 2 diabetes don’t respond to insulin as well as they should and later in the disease often don’t make enough insulin. You can think of this as having a broken key.

Hope this helps!

~Mia