
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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