Whats the Difference Between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes?
In type 1 diabetes, you have a problem of making insulin so your life is kind of dependent on insulin. In type 2, your body makes insulin, but it is somewhat resistant to insulin so you end up with a relative deficiency of insulin. There are some medicines that work for type 2, but sometimes you need insulin too. Q: Sometimes type 1 diabetes is referred to as juvenile diabetes. Does it only happen to kids? A: It can occur at any age, but it is more common in younger people, just as type 2 was more common in older people before the increase in childhood obesity. That increase in obesity is related to the large number of children with diabetes, type 2. Q: If obesity and diet are related to the onset of type 2 diabetes, what causes type 1 diabetes? A: We don’t really know. There is very often a family tendency, but not as much as type 2. There are some theories it happens after a virus, but we really don’t know. Q: As a researcher, what are some of the newest advances you see in the field
