• Question: What is the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?

    Asked by rachelmcguinness to Julia on 16 Jun 2011.
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      Julia Griffen answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      Hey Rachel… Good topical question!

      Diabetes is all about insulin not working properly. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas which regulates the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

      Type 1: don’t have the any insulin from a young age
      Type 2: develop diabetes as there insulin becomes ‘faulty’ . onset typically associated with poor diet and bad health.

      For a super explaination check out the video at the bottom of this page:
      http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Introduction-to-diabetes/What_is_diabetes/

      Hope that helps rach!

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