Diabetes

• Type 1 diabetes

  • Usually occurs in childhood and lasts for the rest of life
  • The pancreas stops producing insulin
  • This means blood glucose levels can rise really high
  • Can be treated by insulin injections into abdomen
• Type 2 diabetes

  • Usually occurs in old people that have had unhealthy diets for a long time
  • Persons cells become resistant and don't respond to insulin
  • This means sugar can't be taken up from the blood stream
  • Main treatment is healthy low fat diet and lots of exercise
• 2 types of diabetes
• In type 1 diabetes, the insulin system is messed up and the person can't regulate blood glucose
• In type 2 diabetes, the person's cells become resistant and don't respond to insulin