diabetes

• type 1 diabetes is where

  little or no insulin is made from the pancreas
• type 2 diabetes is where

  insulin is produced however the body cells do not respond to the hormones
• type 1 diabetes can be treated by

  insulin therapy - injections daily
• type 1 diabetes happens at

  childhood
• type 2 diabetes is caused by

  obesity and being overweight or of old age
• type 2 diabetes can be treated by

  exercising and maintaining a healthy diet
• what is diabetes?


  a condition where homeostasis goes wrong and blood glucose levels are not controlled