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How can Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes be different if they both cause the same problem - glucose being unable to be moved from the bloodstream into cells?
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∙ 13y ago
Type 1 is a failure of the body to produce insulin, while Type 2 is a form of insulin resistance, where the cells fail to use insulin properly.
Both types are caused by different things, and are treated in different ways, so it's clear they need to be classified differently.
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Diabetes Medications?
People with diabetes type 2 are fortunate enough to have the option of taking oral medication rather than injections. These pills can help manage the levels of blood glucose and insulin in the body. However, pills cannot treat type 1 diabetes.
How do you know if diabetes is an organism?
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What is a characteristic of gestational diabetes?
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Do cranberries help diabetes?
Depends on how you use them, sweetened cranberries could be a bit of a problem but lightly or raw may be different.
Is diabetes a thyroid problem?
No, diabetus mellitus is a problem of the pancreas.
In the Biology of Osmosis Jones after the germs enter the bloodstream whose problem do they become?
Immunity's problem
What is the predisposing factors of diabetes mellitus?
Type 2 diabetes: Obesity and Family History. Type 1 diabetes: Genetic. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes can be reduced significantly by drinking alcoholic beverages (beer, wine or liquor) in moderation. Large-scale research consistently finds a 30% to 40% lower risk of diabetes associated with moderate drinking. However, exactly how alcohol reduces the risk of diabetes has not yet been clearly established. However, new research has now demonstrated that alcohol improves the body's resistance to insulin, a problem of type 2 or adult onset diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes can't use glucose effectively because of their resistance to insulin. That's the hormone that permits glucose to be used by the body's cells.
Is there a type 4 diabetes?
Yes, there are 4 different types of diabetes they are all different. There is: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and diabetes insipidus. Type 1 diabetes is seen mostly in children, this is when the pancreas secretes no insulin. Type 2 is when the pancreas secretes insulin, it is just not enough. Gestational is similar to type 2 but only occurs while a woman is pregnant. Diabetes insipidus is different it has nothing to do with blood sugar, although it may cause excessive. In diabetes insipidus the body has a problem secreting the ADH (antidiuretic hormone) this causes a person to become thirsty all the time and want to urinate frequently. A person with this is at risk for dehydration.
What is a common problem with the endocrine system?
Diabetes
What is a normal glucose range?
Normal fasting 70-100. Some people run slightly lower without problem, and that’s ok, but would be the exception rather than the rule. With meals, up to 140. Above that we start thinking about pre-diabetes or diabetes. If it’s ever above 200, that’s clearly abnormal and you have some form of diabetes or other endocrine abnormality.
Is diabetes an immune system?
It's not an 'immune system'. As for an 'immune system disorder', which I'm sure is what you must have meant, it depends on the TYPE of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes - autoimmune disease (body attacks the pancreas cells that produce insulin, so they lack the insulin to tell muscles to absorb glucose from the blood stream). They have high glucose levels but low insulin levels. Type 2 diabetes - the pancreas cells are fine, and are spurting out insulin left, right and centre. The problem is that the muscle cells are just tired of insulin's crap, and don't want to listen any more (there are less RECEPTORS to ACKNOWLEDGE that the insulin is there, so it's like it isn't even there!). They have high glucose AND high insulin levels.
Is diabetes an example of hypersecretion hyposecretion or receptor problem?
Diabetes mellitus is not caused by a hypersecretion of insulin. A person with diabetes either produces too little insulin, or a normal amount of insulin that is not recognized by other cells in the body. Diabetes is caused by a lack of effective insulin. In type 1 diabetes the pancreatic beta cells are not producing sufficient insulin. Type 2 diabetes occurs when insulin sensitivity in target cells has decreased, so the insulin is no longer causing glucose uptake.
