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Originally posted by mgdzkm433:
AKA_Monet,
Thank you so much for clearing that up for me!
As far as Type 2 diabetes, majority of people that are suffering severely are the African American, Latino and Native American populations.
I didn't know this! Thanks for that insight. It's a very interesting fact to know. My dad has been diabetic for 27 (almost 28) years with Type 2. My grandfather was type 1 and controlled his by diet, along with my father's sister (my aunt), but my fathers (to be honest) was set off by drinking too much when he was younger. NOTE: All those out there, remember that drinking can lead not only to alcoholism but other serious diseases such as diabetes!!! (as I step off my little soapbox)
And by the way, I'm getting married in 6 months. Instead of giving guests favors we are placing a card next to our guest book that reads:
"In honor of you, the guests, the Bride and Groom have made a donation in your names to The American Diabetes Association"
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mgdzkm433:
1. Your grandfather are you sure he was type 1. 'Cuz back in the old days, if you were under a certain age, like 30, and had diabetes, they usually called it juvenile onset. That happened to a cousin of mine. He had always been a big guy his entire life. When he was 25 he was diagnosed with diabetes. But because he was "soooo" young, the doctor's stated it was type 1. Everyone else in my family has type 2--even his mother!!! So IMHO, I really am skeptically about his diagnosis that was made 25 years ago... Also, current research suggests that more clinically obese children at the ages of 10 yrs. old are getting type 2 diabetes!!! So it's possible to have type 2, rather than type 1 when one is much younger than that observed...
I guess you already know the difference. But for other out there, type 1 diabetes is the autoimmune disease were your immune system kills off your pancreas. Also, since your pancreas is killed then insulin could be seen as a foreign substance that further exacerbates the problem.
Whereas, type 2 diabetes your pancreatic cells aren't immediately dying however for some reason, you don't make enough insulin from the pancreas to remove the glucose from your blood. So the glucose builds up in your blood, muscles and fat cells.
Doctors tell the difference between type 1 and 2 because in type 1 one has antibodies in the blood against the pancreas, whereas there aren't any "autoantibodies" observable in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Either way both patients eventually develop insulin resistance. Where the body does not respond to any amount of insulin no matter how high glucose levels get. And this resistance happens even if one injects insulin.
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