Diabetes Type 1 - The type of diabetes that typically develops in children and young
adults. In type 1 diabetes the body stops making insulin and the blood glucose level
goes very high.
The body doesn’t make any, or enough, insulin. Type 1 diabetes is what’s known as
an auto-immune disease, when the body’s antibodies prevent cells from working normally,
in this case targeting the islet cells in the pancreas that make insulin. When the
pancreas can’t make insulin, then not enough glucose can get into the cells, and
the body runs out of the energy it needs.
High blood glucose - Hyperglycaemia - is when the level of glucose in your blood
is too high. It is usually a sign that the diabetes is not under control and that
the insulin dose is not sufficient.
Results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly,
sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency. A metabolic disorder that
is characterised by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative
insulin deficiency. It is often initially managed by increasing exercise and dietary
modification. As the condition progresses, medications may be needed.
The illness and symptoms tend to develop gradually. This is because in type 2 diabetes
the body still makes insulin. However, diabetes develops because:
Not enough insulin is made for the body's needs.
The cells in the body do not use insulin properly. This is called 'insulin resistance'.
The cells in your body become resistant to normal levels of insulin. This means that
you need more insulin than you normally make to keep the blood glucose level down.
OR
A combination of the above two reasons.
Type 2 diabetes is much more common than type 1 diabetes.
Note
Ignoring diabetes will not only damage body tissue it will kill you.
