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In all Symptoms of Type I diabetes is treated with insulin
There are two types of replacement injections, usually several diabetes diabetes times a day. For Type II diabetes, medications and eventually insulin injections may be needed as the disease progresses and the pancreas produces less to recognise. two types of insulin.abetic cases, excess glucose diabetes remains in the In all diabetic cases, excess glucose blood stream resulting in higher than remains in the normal blood blood stream resulting in higher than normal blood glucose levels. glucose levels. Type FIELD OF MEDICAL SERVICES Type I HOSPITAL HEALTH PROMOTION Develops when the pancreas stops producing insulin, Develops when the pancreas stops preventing glucose from entering the producing insulin, muscle or other preventing glucose from entering the body cells. muscle or other This is caused by the body’s immune body cells. system This is caused by the body’s immune attacking and destroying the cells. system Is less common than Type II diabetes and attacking and destroying the cells. usually Is less common than Type II diabetes and occurs under the age of 30. usually Comes on quickly and can be severe and occurs under the age of 30. lifethreatening Comes on quickly and can be severe and if treatment is delayed. lifethreatening Type II (called “insulin resistant”) if treatment is delayed. Develops when the body does not Type II (called “insulin resistant”) respond properly Develops when the body does not to insulin. Insulin is still produced by the respond properly pancreas but to insulin. Insulin is still produced by the there may be less of it or it may not work pancreas but effectively. there may be less of it or it may not work This may be caused by genetic factors but effectively. can be This may be caused by genetic factors but triggered or made worse by being can be overweight and triggered or made worse by being lack of exercise. overweight and Is the most common type of diabetes an lack of exercise. usually occurs in people over the age of Is the most common type of diabetes and 30 but usually occurs in people over the age of is becoming more common in children 30 but and middleaged is becoming more common in children adults due to the increase in obesity. and middleaged The onset is usually slow and sometimes adults due to the increase in obesity. difficult The onset is usually slow and sometimes to recognise. difficult