Diabetes

Question 1

What is the physiology of Type 1 diabetes?

Answer 1

The pancreas makes little or no insulin.
Insulin is a hormone the body uses to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy.
Type 1 diabetes causes the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood to become too high.
People need to take insulin every day to keep their blood glucose levels under control.

Question 2

What is the physiology of Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 2

It is high blood sugar levels due to the body not making enough insulin, or what it makes not working properly — known as insulin resistance.
Insulin helps glucose get into the cells to be used for energy. In type 2 diabetes, the body doesn’t make enough insulin or doesn’t use insulin well. Too much glucose then stays in the blood, and not enough reaches the cells.

Question 3

What kind of disease is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 3

An autoimmune disease

Question 4

What kind of disorder is type 2 diabetes?

Answer 4

A metabolic disorder

Question 5

How is type 1 managed?

Answer 5

By taking insulin to regulate blood sugar levels

Question 6

How is type 2 managed?

Answer 6

Through a healthy diet and lifestyle so that blood sugar levels are not too high.