Whenever most people hear about diabetes, they assume that there are just two forms of the disease. Type 1 is the kind that you get as a child, while Type 2 develops over time. But there are actually eleven variations of diabetes.
In this article, we will cover all of the different types of diabetes. First, we will talk about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Next, we will discuss LADA and MODY, and we will go over double diabetes and Type 3 diabetes. After that, we'll explain steroid-induced, brittle, and secondary diabetes. Lastly, we'll cover diabetes insipidus and juvenile diabetes.
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Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a severe form of disease that's rooted in an autoimmune background. The body actually kills off the cells within the pancreas. In an autoimmune disease, the body's immune system can often mistake healthy, necessary cells for a foreign invader, and it attacks them.
When this happens in the pancreas, the body can't make insulin. Your body needs insulin to survive. Anyone can have this form of diabetes.
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Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is what can develop when your cells are insulin resistant. In this type of diabetes, the body struggles to use the glucose properly. This can lead to high levels of glucose in the bloodstream.
High glucose can cause damage to the organs. This form of diabetes can be reversed. Diet and exercise are recommended to stop this form of diabetes.
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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Of Adulthood
LADA or latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood is another form of diabetes. This form means that there will be higher than normal levels of autoantibodies in the pancreas. People who have this type of diabetes usually have some kind of autoimmune disease.
Doctors have theories on what makes this occur. They suspect that this form of diabetes has something to do with the patient's age and weight. When they don't fall into the same parameters as what's considered to be normal Type 2 symptoms, they could get LADA.
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Maturity Onset Diabetes Of The Young
MODY means maturity onset diabetes of the young. This type is a form of diabetes that has a stronger genetic component. This is due to one gene.
If a parent has MODY, then the child has a high probability of getting it as well. It can be found in young people who have a healthy weight. This type of diabetes can strike before the age of 25.
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Double Diabetes
Double diabetes is when a person has a mixture of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. When someone has Type 1, it's not related to being overweight. But someone with Type 1 can develop Type 2 diabetes if he becomes obese.
This leads to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance can cause complications for the body. This complicates the ability to use insulin.
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Type 3 Diabetes
Type 3 diabetes is the next type. This is caused by insulin resistance. This type of diabetes does not deal with the pancreas.
Rather than that, this type is due to how insulin is affected in the brain. Studies have shown that this type of diabetes can have a negative effect on the brain. It can even lead to Alzheimer's.
