Diabetes

There are basically two types of diabetes:  Type I Diabetes and Type II, although there are some variations. 
Type I diabetes usually occurs in young people and is very quickly diagnosed because the body is unable to produce insulin, causing blood sugar to rise to disastrous levels. Type I diabetes can only be controlled with insulin from an outside source, and patients must take insulin to live. No one knows exactly what triggers Type I in a susceptible person. There is a genetic component, but it is not that strong (the risk of Type I diabetes in an identical twin is 35-50% not 100%). About 10% of  diabetes is Type I and it usually (not always) occurs in youth or young adults. Although Type I diabetes is typically not associated with increased body fat, proper diet and exercise along with careful dosing of insulin is critical to controlling blood sugar each day.   

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