I believe I'm going to look stupid here.
My father takes insulin injections because his pancrease makes NO insulin at all. I thought that was type 2. (He actually was put on a insulin pump in December that automatically gives him a injection every 3 minutes)
My grandfather and aunt both controlled by diet because their pancrease still made insulin, but not enough. I thought that was type 1.
Until a few years ago, I thought all diabetes was the same--no types. I really am not very educated on diabetes, I probably should be, but I really only know the basics--like how to take care of someone when their blood sugar gets low, what signs to look for, etc. I know how to work his insulin pump and how to check his blood sugar with that little machine he has (glocometer?).
I guess I have them backwards, my father has type one and my grandfather and aunt had/have type two.
My grandfather was not diagnosed with diabetes at a young age, he was diagnosed with it only several years before he died. He was suffering from low blood circulation (and ended up having to have one of his legs amputated about a year before he died). That's when they diagnosed him.
My aunt was just diagnosed this past fall. She's in her 40's.
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