The End of Diabetes: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes

To an outsider, the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes may be confusing.
They are both similar illness that need insulin in order to manage the diabetes and
have a properly functioning body. But where it gets confusing is the reason why the two
different types of diabetics require the insulin and which one has diverse cure
options.

Type 1 diabetes is not about lifestyle choices or a person’s weight; when a man or woman is born
their genetic make-up already make it likely they are going to be diagnosed with type 1
diabetes. In most cases the diabetes is diagnosed in childhood and that is why it is
referred to as juvenile diabetes. Type 1 diabetics will have a choice of daily insulin
injections (sometimes more) or an insulin pump that provides a steady supply of insulin
to the body. An insulin pump also has the ability to award a bolus (extra insulin) before
meal instances or when needed. Type 1 diabetes can be managed by the options available for
treatment is limited.

Type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity and hereditary factors. In the majority of individuals who
are diagnosed they have a close family member who has diabetes (a parent, grandparent,
or a sibling) and they are typically overweight or obese. There are choices available to
people with type 2 diabetes in how it is treated. It can be controlled by diet, oral
medication, or insulin injections. The choice will be made with the help of your doctor
and the severity of your disease. If you get your diabetes under control it is entirely
possible that you can downgrade your cure method (from insulin injections to oral
medication).

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are two diseases with the same name but they develop in
different ways.

The End of Diabetes: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes