how many types of diabetes’s are there and what are signs of being a diabetic
basically there are two types – 1 produces no insulin and 2 can not utilize the insulin properly.
However, there are also subtypes of both (such as type 1a).
Gestational diabetes can occur while a woman is pregnant.
You will hear the terms type 1 1/2 and type 3 occassionally. There’s still a lot of confusion on what these mean (different forum members make different claims).
some type 1s can also have difficulty utilizing insulin (which means they also have type 2) and some type 2s do not produce enough insulin. I’ve heard both of these called type 1 1/2.
There’s a small group who prefer IDDM and NIDM rather that type 1 and 2, but that would make type 1 1/2 read ID/NIDM or IDIRDM or NIIRDM, and, well, that just looks much more complicated to remember doesn’t it?
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September 29th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
there are 2 types of diabetes type 1 and type 2
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to properly control blood sugar levels.
Symptoms
Increased thirst
Increased urination
Weight loss despite increased appetite
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Absence of menstruation
Type 2 diabetes is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. It occurs when the body does not respond correctly to insulin, a hormone released by the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.
Increased thirst
Increased urination
Increased appetite
Fatigue
Blurred vision
Frequent or slow-healing infections
Erectile dysfunction
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http://www.healthline.com
September 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood. The body makes little or no insulin, and daily injections of insulin are needed to sustain life.
Type 2 diabetes is far more common than type 1 and makes up most of all cases of diabetes. It usually occurs in adulthood. The pancreas does not make enough insulin to keep blood glucose levels normal, often because the body does not respond well to the insulin. Many people with type 2 diabetes do not know they have it, although it is a serious condition. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common due to the growing number of older Americans, increasing obesity, and failure to exercise.
Gestational diabetes is high blood glucose that develops at any time during pregnancy in a woman who does not have diabetes.
Type 1 1/2 – Newly added type
Symptoms of type 1 diabetes:
Increased thirst
Increased urination
Weight loss in spite of increased appetite
Fatigue
Nausea
Vomiting
Symptoms of type 2 diabetes:
Increased thirst
Increased urination
Increased appetite
Fatigue
Blurred vision
Slow-healing infections
Impotence in men
Signs and tests
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
basically there are two types – 1 produces no insulin and 2 can not utilize the insulin properly.
However, there are also subtypes of both (such as type 1a).
Gestational diabetes can occur while a woman is pregnant.
You will hear the terms type 1 1/2 and type 3 occassionally. There’s still a lot of confusion on what these mean (different forum members make different claims).
some type 1s can also have difficulty utilizing insulin (which means they also have type 2) and some type 2s do not produce enough insulin. I’ve heard both of these called type 1 1/2.
There’s a small group who prefer IDDM and NIDM rather that type 1 and 2, but that would make type 1 1/2 read ID/NIDM or IDIRDM or NIIRDM, and, well, that just looks much more complicated to remember doesn’t it?
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_types/diabetes_type_15.php
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September 29th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
There are 5. Diabetes mellitis, or Type 1, Adult onset diabetes or Type 2, Diabetes Insipidis, which involves the kidneys, gestational diabetes, which you get while you’re preganant and can you believe it, salt diabetes. I’d never heard of that one untill I googled it.
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36 yrs diabetic
September 29th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
There are several rare causes of diabetes mellitus that do not fit into type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes; attempts to classify them remain controversial. Some cases of diabetes are caused by the body’s tissue receptors not responding to insulin (even when insulin levels are normal, which is what separates it from type 2 diabetes); this form is very uncommon. Genetic mutations (autosomal or mitochondrial) can lead to defects in beta cell function. Abnormal insulin action may also have been genetically determined in some cases. Any disease that causes extensive damage to the pancreas may lead to diabetes (for example, chronic pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis). Diseases associated with excessive secretion of insulin-antagonistic hormones can cause diabetes (which is typically resolved once the hormone excess is removed). Many drugs impair insulin secretion and some toxins damage pancreatic beta cells. The ICD-10 (1992) diagnostic entity, malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (MRDM or MMDM, ICD-10 code E12), was deprecated by the World Health Organization when the current taxonomy was introduced in 1999.[4]
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