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Type 1 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

  • Type 1 Diabetes is where the pancreas stops producing insulin altogether.

  • Autoimmune condition, where the body attacks itself.

  • Usually happens before the age of 40.

  • Most common type in childhood.

  • Treated with insulin, healthy diet and regular exercise.

  • There is no cure at the moment

  • Type 2 Diabetes is where the body cannot recognise insulin very well.

  • You therefore need more insulin or help for your body to recognise it.

  • Usually appears in adults or people that are overweight.

  • Treated usually with diet, exercise and tablets.

  • If severe may need insulin

Diabetes is a condition where the amount of sugar in your blood is unnaturally high.

This is because the hormone insulin is either not produced by the pancreas or not recognised by the body's cells.

Insulin is usually produced by the pancreas when we eat sugar. 

It then lets the sugar into the bodies cells so they can use it as energy.

Insulin is like a key to unlock the cells to allow the sugar in.

  • Passing urine more frequently

  • Passing urine at night

  • Increased thirst

  • Blurred vision

  • Extreme tiredness

  • Unexplained weight loss

  • Stomach pains

  • Slow healing of cuts

Type 1 symptoms develop quickly over weeks and usually resolve once treatment is started

Type 2 symptoms develop slowly over the years and some can be permanant after diagnosis.

Signs & Symptoms

Refernces: The information on this page has been adapted from the following scources.

Diabetes.org.uk. Diabetes symptoms - Diabetes UK [Internet]. 2015 [cited 11 August 2015]. Available from: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/What-is-diabetes/Diabetes-Symptoms/

Nhs.uk. Type 1 diabetes - NHS Choices [Internet]. 2015 [cited 11 August 2015]. Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Diabetes-type1/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Nhs.uk. Type 2 diabetes - NHS Choices [Internet]. 2015 [cited 11 August 2015]. Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Diabetes-type2/Pages/Introduction.aspx

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