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<blockquote data-quote="pbp1955" data-source="post: 675641" data-attributes="member: 33081"><p>Folks, </p><p>we are lucky in the UK to get as much help as we do. Diabetes type 1 and type 2 are not obvious differences. Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately 85 to 90 percent of all the diabetics so it is no wonder type 1 is less known about. I think it is positive when someone wants to know about diabetes so that they can understand what it is and the difference. That being said I simply explain it as:</p><p>Type 1 is where the pancreas no longer produces insulin and this is thought to be because of our own antibodies have damaged the pancreas. Type 2 is insulin resistance, that is the pancreas still produces insulin but the body becomes resistant to it. Type 2 is typically treated with a combination of diet and or tablets and or injecting additional insulin. You can get any type of diabetes at any age. Activity levels, food intake, illness and stress all impact upon the effectiveness of treatments which makes living and managing diabetes difficult to control. </p><p></p><p>Finally I can't stress how lucky we are in the UK - it would be easy for the rest of society to turn against you and I as to the cost of our condition to the National Health Service. We are ambassadors and should explain and inform others - after they are also paying for our treatment!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pbp1955, post: 675641, member: 33081"] Folks, we are lucky in the UK to get as much help as we do. Diabetes type 1 and type 2 are not obvious differences. Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately 85 to 90 percent of all the diabetics so it is no wonder type 1 is less known about. I think it is positive when someone wants to know about diabetes so that they can understand what it is and the difference. That being said I simply explain it as: Type 1 is where the pancreas no longer produces insulin and this is thought to be because of our own antibodies have damaged the pancreas. Type 2 is insulin resistance, that is the pancreas still produces insulin but the body becomes resistant to it. Type 2 is typically treated with a combination of diet and or tablets and or injecting additional insulin. You can get any type of diabetes at any age. Activity levels, food intake, illness and stress all impact upon the effectiveness of treatments which makes living and managing diabetes difficult to control. Finally I can't stress how lucky we are in the UK - it would be easy for the rest of society to turn against you and I as to the cost of our condition to the National Health Service. We are ambassadors and should explain and inform others - after they are also paying for our treatment! [/QUOTE]
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