Difference Between Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes

Difference Between Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes
This is the type of diabetes wherein the body is not able to produce the necessary insulin to transport the sugar from the blood going to the cells.
This is also referred to as Juvenile Diabetes. The body attacks the pancreas making it unable to produce the necessary insulin. The symptoms you can expect for this type of diabetes often develops on shorter periods, though beta cell destruction can begin in the earlier years.
These symptoms include constant thirst, urination, and hunger beyond normal levels, extreme and constant fatigue, even blurry vision.
Type 2 Diabetes
This is the type where the insulin produced in the body is not enough to move the sugar out of the bloodstream. Only little amount of sugar is transported which results to high blood sugar levels.
Diet, exercise, weight loss, and in many cases medication are the treatment for this type of diabetes. Occasionally, someone with Type 2 may be placed on insulin to better control blood sugar. This type of diabetes is associated with physical inactivity and obesity.
Gestational Diabetes
This type of diabetes develops in pregnancy. This type only develops during pregnancy though some researches conclude that there is a good 20 to 50 % chance of developing Type 2 Diabetes within the first 5 to 10 years after pregnancy.
Diabetes is a disorder that affects the body's metabolism, specifically how the body processes food for energy. A healthy human body breaks food into glucose which, with the help of a hormone produced by the pancreas called insulin, fuels our cells via the bloodstream.
There are two reasons for chronic hyperglycemia: Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes.
Type 1
In a healthy body, the pancreas automatically releases insulin to move glucose into the cells thus lowering blood sugar levels and nourishing cells. With Type 1 Diabetes the pancreas produces little to no insulin and in some cases even destroys its own insulin. The result in chronic hyperglycemia. Only 15% of diabetics have Type 1.
Type 1 is not preventable and is genetic rather than lifestyle oriented.
Type 2
In the case of Type 2 Diabetes, the cls are resisting insulin thus preventing glucose transmission. If you consume large quantities of foods, frequently exposing cells to large quantities of insulin, your body will try to "protect" itself and thus become insulin resistant. The majority (approximately 85%) of diabetics have Type 2.