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What is type1 and type2 diabetes?
What is the difference?
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Type 1 means you produce no insulin and have to inject a little daily. There's often an inherent/genetic factor. But it can suddenly develop in people who have zero family history. It's believed a flu virus might be one cause it (tests show presence of the virus at some time in many people who have suddenly become diabetic type 1).The gist is for some reason your pancreas stops making insulin. It's not true that you have to be born type 1. If you do get this type it comes on suddenly. Type 2 means you either produce some (but not enough) insulin, or it's produced but your system can't use it properly. This is the type where diet and drugs are often used to control blood glucose and not the daily injection. It tends to come on slowly, and as such it can be hard to notice. Diet and tablets alone will never control type 1. The bodily effect is the same for either type. You get too much sugar in your blood.
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