TYPES OF

DIABETES
REPORTER: ALLONA JANE BEATRICE G.
DONGHIT BSN-3 OUR LADY OF CHARITY
 -Also known as Insulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
-Is a condition in which your
Type 1 immune system destroys insulin-
making cells in your pancreas. These

diabetes are called Beta cells.

-The condition is usually diagnosed

mellitus in children and younger people that’s

why it is called Juvenile diabetes.
-OUR BODY DOES NOT
PRODUCE ENOUGH INSULIN
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 It is like your type 1
diabetes, but your
beta cells are wiped
out by something
Secondary else like a disease or
diabetes an injury, rather than
by your immune
system.
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Causes
-Some people may be predisposed to
develop the condition due to Genetics
-Environmental factors such as hygiene,
pollutants, vaccines, maternal age,
unhealthy diet and stress
-Viruses
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Signs and symptoms
• Increased urination or polyuria
• Increased thirst or polydipsia
• Extreme Hunger or polyphagia
• Unintended weight loss
• Bed-wetting in children who previously didn't wet the bed during the night.
• Irritability and other mood changes
• Fatigue and weakness
• Blurred Vision
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 -Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)

Type 2
-The body still produces insulin however, either the
pancreas does not make enough insulin or the body
cannot properly use the insulin that is being released.

diabetes
-As our body ages, the cells become more resistant to
insulin, reducing the older adult’s ability to
metabolize glucose.
-The reduced production of insulin in the pancreas can

mellitus result to HYPERGLYCEMIA.

-Usually diagnosed ages 40 above but increasingly
occurring in children and teens who are overweight
and obese.

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CAUSES
-The Cells in muscle, fat and the liver
become resistant to insulin. Because these
cells do not interact with insulin, they do
not take in enough sugar.
-The pancreas is unable to produce enough
insulin to manage blood sugar levels.
-Increase in age 7
Signs and symptoms
Weight loss/ Weight gain  Incontinence
Unexplained fatigue/(Flu-like fatigue)  Blurred vision
Slow wound healing  Recurrent
bacterial or fungal infection of the skin\
UTIs Loss of appetite
Mental status changes  Pruritus Vulvae
may occur in women
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Clinical ALERT
• Polydipsia is absent in elderly, which is a hallmark of diabetes in younger
adults. Be alert to volume depletion in older patients with diabetes. 
Another S/s includes: 
Retinopathy/ cataract formation  Poor skin turgor/dry
mucous membrane
Legs & feet changes –(numbness/ tingling extremities)  Decrease
Peripheral pulse
Cellulitis  Cool skin decreased
reflexes
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 pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or 
cystic fibrosis. For some people,
diabetes can occur when they are
treated with medicines s
•Cystic fibrosis is a condition that can
Click icon to add picture affect several organs, including the
pancreas. Over time, the pancreas can
lose its ability to make enough insulin.
This leads to diabetes. 
•Diabetes due to medication 
Some medications, such as steroids,
can cause diabetes. 
Dexamethasone and prednisone are
examples of steroids that can cause
diabetes when used for a long period of
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time. Diabetes due to medication might