DIABETES

• Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease caused by the immune system destroying the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, so the pancreas cannot produce insulin.
• Type II diabetes is when body cells (especially in the skeletal muscles and liver) have reduced sensitivity to insulin. Being obese is the biggest risk factor for developing type II diabetes.
• Type I diabetics receive insulin injections to lower their blood glucose concentration.
• Type II diabetics are encouraged to do regular exercise in order to lose weight. Type II diabetes can be somewhat reversed by weight loss.
• All diabetics, regardless of type, must regulate their diet to regulate their glucose intake and therefore help control blood glucose concentration.
• Insulin injections are sometimes used in type II patients to try and increase the amount of insulin bound to receptors and overcome the lack of insulin sensitivity.
• Usually type 2 isn't treated with insulin injections