Diabetes: Type 1 Vs Type 2
Diabetes: Type 1 Vs Type 2 Diabetes is a disease in which persistently or chronically elevated blood glucose levels occur. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) . These two types of diabetes differ in the causes that provoke them, the symptoms, the characteristics, the treatment, and the age of the people it affects. We are going to review what its main characteristics are and what distinguishes one from the other. Type 1 diabetes (DM1) Although type 1 diabetes can develop in adults, it is characterized by having a higher incidence among young people and children. In this type of diabetes, the patient's own immune system destroys the beta cells of the pancreas, resulting in a total insulin deficiency. Insulin is the hormone that allows glucose from food to pass into the body's cells. Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented, and its underlying causes are not known. It is characterized by being chronic since once it ...