What is the difference between insulin dependent and insulin independent diabetes?

Answer 1

type 1 Diabetes is insulin dependent and type 2 diabetes is insulin independant.

basically meanind type 1 is more serious it can cause death if not treated properly.

Type 2 is not insulin dependent unless the person does not exercise enough and eat right, then some Type 2 Diabetic can become insulin dependent.

Answer 2

type2 diabetes often called non-insulin dependant diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes, affecting 90% - 95% of the 18.2 million people with diabetes.

people with type 2 diabetes produce insulin; however, the insulin their pancreas secretes is either not enough or the body is unable to recognize the insulin and use it properly. This is called insulin-resistance. When there isn't enough insulin or the insulin is not used as it should be, glucose (sugar) can't get into the body's cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, the body's cells are not able to function properly.type 1 diabetes are dependant on insulin because by birth their body is unable to produce insulin due to which they have to take insulin shots in order to maintain homeostatic glucose level.

Answer 3

Insulin dependent is type I diabetes, this means the pancreas either makes no insulin or not enough insulin. Insulin is an important hormone that controls the movement of glucose into the cells. People under type I will end up taking insulin.

Non insulin dependent is type II diabetes, this means the pancreas is making insulin but the cells build up a resistance to the hormone. In essence you are still starving the cells from getting glucose.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Type 1 diabetics cannot produce their own insulin so depend on insulin shots, thus they have insulin dependent diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is often referred to as non insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) due to the fact that in a lot of cases it can be dealt with without the need for regular insulin injections.

Answer 5

In insulin dependent diabetes, the individual produces too much glucose from the pancreas, caused from genetics, obesity, etc. Insulin decreases the amount of glucose in the blood stream.