About 90%-95% of all people with diabetes have this type. With type 2, your pancreas makes someinsulin— the hormone that helps your cells turn glucose (a type of sugar) from the food you eat into energy. In some people, your cells don't respond to this hormone as they should (a ...
A pancreas transplant may be the only widely available cure for type 1 diabetes, but donor organs are in short supply. Researchers say that for a tiny percentage of people with type 2 diabetes, a new pancreas may also end the need for blood sugar ...
Type 1 diabetes usually starts in childhood or young adulthood, whereas type 2 diabetes usually starts in adulthood. In people with type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system attacks and destroys pancreatic cells (Beta cells) that produce insulin. In people with type 2 diabetes, the pancreas is...
Type 1 diabetes usually starts in childhood or young adulthood, whereas type 2 diabetes usually starts in adulthood. In people with type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system attacks and destroys pancreatic cells (Beta cells) that produce insulin. In people with type 2 diabetes, the pancreas is...
shows thatAlzheimer’s may be the late stages of type 2 diabetes. Due to insulin ressistance people who have type 2 diabetes force their pancreas to produceextra insulin. Also their medication has the same effect and some of them take insulin shots. Excess insulin not only leads toobesitybut...
(HealthDay)—Type 2 diabetes can be tough to control without medication. But for some people, the thought of daily shots makes them delay or avoid starting insulin therapy. Ad Now, new research offers some hope for thoseinsulinavoiders—a once-a-week insulin injection may someday replace dail...
I'm asked all the time what the difference is between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. I'm a Type 1 and I wear an Insulin Pump that pushes insulin into my system 24 hours a day. Sometimes folks will say, "Oh, my uncle has diabetes, he got it when he was fifty" and assume it's ...
With type 1 diabetes, you need to use man-made insulin every day so your body can function. But not everyone with type 2 diabetes needs it. Other medications can help you manage the condition. No matter which type of diabetes you have, you'll need to keep a close eye on your daily ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 13 approved Mounjaro (tirzepatide), a new injection treatment for type 2 diabetes. Experts say Mounjaro represents an exciting advancement in diabetes management and it could benefit patients who need to lose weight. ...
The problem with type 1 diabetes is that the person's cells are deprived of the sugar they need for energy. Without the insulin produced by the pancreas, sugar has difficulty entering the body's cells. Consequently, the body cells start burning fat for energy, which causes ketones to build...