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02/12/10
08:43 AM
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Is insulin-dependant always type 1 & non-dependant type 2.? Because type 1 is dependant on insulin and type 2 is only resistent. Is that correct? "
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pamela4116
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02/18/10
10:22 PM
Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent diabetes and yes, people with type 1 no longer produce insulin thus are dependent on insulin injections for life. Type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes is due to obesity and thus insulin resistance and often family history and certain ethnicities are more prone to develop it. Type 2 can sometimes be treated with diet and exercise only. Then, there are oral medications as next line treatment. Eventually though insulin injections can be necessary as the pancreas can no longer keep up with what the body is requiring. This doesn't mean that someone with type 2 is now type 1 since taking insulin. It just means that person is an insulin requiring type 2 diabetic. There are fantastic sections under both type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the dLife website, so I'd encourage you to check these out for further understanding of the differences between the types of diabetes.
Answered By:
Shannon Lyles
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10/11/11
05:00 PM
Hi-I just wanted to add my 2 cents here...I don't normally do this but this discussion caught my interest. As I am a diabetic (9 yrs) and for many years my doctors said I was type 2...I am only 135lbs. never have I weighed more...I have learned over the years that I (and many others) should really be classified as type 1 1/2 diabetics. we don't fit the norm for type 1 (insulin dependent) or type 2 (insulin resistant) diabetics. I do believe that in most cases a type 2 diabetic can control their diabetes-in other words become UN-diabetic. I cannot rid myself of diabetes even if I lost weight. But I think a type 2 can. I think it depends on our bodies and what issues they have if we make any insulin or our bodies just make it and don't know how to use it. But in regards to the original question I've learned that Type 1's are insulin dependent, the pancreas just does not make enough (or any) insulin for our bodies to function properly.
Type 2's are insulin resistant, the bodies, or pancreas makes insulin but can't use it properly, due to weight and or diet issues.
I refer to myself as a Type 1 1/2 diabetic.
Thanks for listening! :o) Hope it helps.
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09/28/11
05:39 PM
I object to Shannnon's comment, "Type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes is due to obesity". I am type 2, have never been more than 150 lbs and have no family history of diabetes. This type of comment merely reinforces the inappropriate concept that diabetes is the fault of the individual. Surely a diabetes educator is better educated than this comment suggests. Shame on you!!!
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09/28/11
05:37 PM
I object to Shannnon's comment, "Type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes is due to obesity". I am type 2, have never been more than 150 lbs and have no family history of diabetes. This type of comment merely reinforces the inappropriate concept that diabetes is the fault of the individual. Surely a diabetes educator is better educated than this comment suggests. Shame on you!!!
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wendyjim
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09/03/10
03:58 PM
While I agree with Shannon Lyles definition of Type 1 and Type 2, I very strongly disagree with her assertion that Type 2 is caused by obesity. I am diabetic, as were my mother and grandmother, aunt, etc. While I am overweight, I know many people who are Type 2 and are skinny. While being overweight does not help any, it is not the root cause of diabetes. If it were, then every obese person would be diabetic and that is not true. In Type 2 people the body simply cannot handle the insulin that your pancreas makes.
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