pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus type 2
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is what they formerly call the Non-insulin dependent Diabetes. This is the inherited type of diabetes. This is the diabetes that is usually managed with Oral Hyperglycemic medications and usually does not need insulin but depends on the situation.
Diabetes mellitus type 1
At the age of 4, the type of diabetes mellitus you would expect to have is type 1 juvenile diabetes.
A deficiency in insulin causes type I diabetes mellitus.
Type I diabetes mellitus is the genetic form of the disease.
Shamim I. Ahmad has written: 'Diabetes' -- subject(s): Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1., Insulin-Secreting Cells, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus type 1
TYPE 1
Type 2.
The inability to produce insulin is the cause of type I diabetes mellitus. Not being able to use insulin effectively causes Type II diabetes mellitus.