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What age group does diabetes affect?
Type 1 diabetes can affect anyone, doesn't matter what age you are. Type 2 diabetes is can also affect anyone but it is generally age related and you are more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when you are older.
Can diabetes be reversed?
It is thought that some people may be able to reverse having type 2 diabetes, by sticking to a very low calorie diet (as shown by a recent study). Type 1 diabetes is not reversible.
Can you get diabetes from getting overweigt?
You can actually get Type 2 Diabetes from being overweight and unhealthy. Hope I helped (:
Who gets each type of diabetes?
Type One Diabetes: Children and young adults, whose pancreas shuts down Type Two Diabetes: Occurs in anyone with poor eating habits over a long period of time, and/or is obese
Information on Type 1 Diabetes?
Contrary to popular belief, many afflicted by type one diabetes are actually healthy. It is an unpreventable disease. This type of diabetes is known for destroying insulin-producing beta cells that were created from the pancreas.
How many types of diabetic?
The types of Diabetes are type 1 with sub type -brittle diabetes, type 2 and juvenile diabetes, type 3 (under research) , and Gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
Is Diabetes a chromosomal error?
you have to be much more specific in your question. there are many types of diabetes- type one diabetes, type two diabetes, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus. I, personally, am actually a type one diabetic (diabetes mellitus). This is not due to chromosomal error. No one is precisely sure as to how one acquires diabetes, but my doctor's believe I caught a virus which tricked my immune system to thinking my pancreas was sick, when it was in fact not. My immune system then killed my beta cells. Or alpha. I don't know haha. Hope this helps.
What are the major differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes requires insulin to be injected. Type 1 is also not from eating a lot of unhealthy foods. Type 1 is a genetic disorder. Anyone can have it if it's in their genes or their relatives genes. Not every one who has relatives that have it get it, too. There is no cure for Type 1 at this point. The cure is expected to come in 5-20 years. Type 2 diabetes does not require insulin shots. Type 2 diabetes is a result of eating unhealthy foods and CAN be reversed. There IS a cure/treatment. Type 2 diabetes is NOT incoded in your genes, it's just the effect of your actions. NEITHER of these disorders are contagious.
What is a good type of diabetes?
There is NO type of 'good' diabetes, but the one your looking for is probably type 1 diabetes. People are usually born with that type. Type 2 diabetes is the one people get if they're overweight, don't exercise, and they eat junk all the time.
What is a good type 2 diabetes diet?
The best diet is a diet planned in advance. Actually people with type 2 diabetes can eat most foods others are eating. The important thing is to monitor csrb intake.
What type of Diabetes is known as the water diabetes?
Diabetes incipides
What are some very facts about type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes can be reversed when caught early by making dietary changes and increasing exercise. Often is can be controlled using oral hypoglycemics unlike Type 1 Diabetics who have to rely on insulin. One fact most people don't know is that Type 2 Diabetics can convert to Type 1 if they leave their diabetes unchecked for a period of time. This results in them having to do blood sugar checks and inject themselves with insulin to maintain a steady blood glucose level.
