DIABETIC KNOWLEDGE

Type 1

1>About 10% of all diabetics
2>Usually diagnosed before the age of 35
3>Sudden acute onset of the disease
4>Total insulin deficiency due to destruction of the beta cells
5>Caused by an autoimmune disease
6>Treatment: provision of insulin using an insulin pen or insulin pump

Type 2

1>About 90% of all cases of diabetes
2>Frequently diagnosed in mid to late adulthood
3>Slow, insidious development of the disease
4>Frequently goes undetected
5>Initial diminished sensitivity to insulin, later also defective insulin production.
6>Caused by excess weight, lack of physical activity, genetic factors
7>Treatment: weight loss, increase in physical activity, medication to lower blood sugar, insulin.
8>Frequently emerges in connection with high blood pressure, fat metabolism disorders and excess weight.

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