What are the differences between type I and type II diabetes?
There are two types of diabetes: • Type I is more common in the young, and is related to an autoimmune destruction of the insulin secreting beta cells in the pancreas. Type I diabetes requires insulin treatment within the first year after onset of diabetes. • Type II diabetes is the more common type and is related to insulin resistance or inability to produce enough insulin. In the past, type II diabetes was thought to be in older individuals. However, the onset of obesity has led to more diagnoses of type II diabetes in obese children. Type II diabetics often use oral medication and progress to insulin or a combination of oral medication and insulin for better control. Why does it seem as though everyone in my family has diabetes and some have chronic kidney disease? Family history may be a risk factor in the development of diabetes. Certain races, particularly Native American, Hispanic (Mexican-American) and African-American have a higher rate of diabetes. They also tend to have a mu
