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<blockquote data-quote="TypeZero." data-source="post: 2316128" data-attributes="member: 525950"><p>Type 1:</p><p>-Autoimmune disease</p><p>-Immune system thinks your own insulin producing cells are foreign so starts attacking it</p><p>-Within weeks or months your blood sugar rises quite quickly</p><p>-Generally the older you are the longer it takes for your immune system to kill off your cells, mechanism behind this is not yet understood e.g. Theresa May has type 1 diabetes but she can get away with just taking tablets (it would be more correct to say she’s type 1.5 but we move on)</p><p>-Several markers that can confirm this diagnosis: C peptide levels are equal to insulin production so if your C peptide comes below 250pmol/L then type 1 is considered but a definite type 1 diagnosis is through the testing of antibodies (molecules your immune system makes to kill off foreign organisms in your body). Main antibodies include GAD antibodies, ICA, IA-2, Zinc transporter and others (don’t worry about this too much).</p><p>-Generally type 1 diabetics need to be put on insulin quite quickly unless they realise it quite quickly then they might be able to get away with tablets but it all depends on how quick your immune system is to destroy your own cells.</p><p></p><p>Type 2:</p><p>-Part of a larger group of diseases called the metabolic syndrome and is very difficult to characterise without grossly over simplifying.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Post edited by moderator.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TypeZero., post: 2316128, member: 525950"] Type 1: -Autoimmune disease -Immune system thinks your own insulin producing cells are foreign so starts attacking it -Within weeks or months your blood sugar rises quite quickly -Generally the older you are the longer it takes for your immune system to kill off your cells, mechanism behind this is not yet understood e.g. Theresa May has type 1 diabetes but she can get away with just taking tablets (it would be more correct to say she’s type 1.5 but we move on) -Several markers that can confirm this diagnosis: C peptide levels are equal to insulin production so if your C peptide comes below 250pmol/L then type 1 is considered but a definite type 1 diagnosis is through the testing of antibodies (molecules your immune system makes to kill off foreign organisms in your body). Main antibodies include GAD antibodies, ICA, IA-2, Zinc transporter and others (don’t worry about this too much). -Generally type 1 diabetics need to be put on insulin quite quickly unless they realise it quite quickly then they might be able to get away with tablets but it all depends on how quick your immune system is to destroy your own cells. Type 2: -Part of a larger group of diseases called the metabolic syndrome and is very difficult to characterise without grossly over simplifying. Post edited by moderator. [/QUOTE]
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