Diabetes

This is a very common condition that can be dangerous if not managed properly.  Here, we discuss the 2 main types of diabetes that involve regulation of blood sugar.

Type II Diabetes:

This is the more common type. There is no problem with making insulin.

Cause: Cells become resistant to insulin so you need more insulin to have the same effect.

Treatment: People with type II may be treated by simple weight loss, diet, and exercise (which will increase sensitivity to insulin), drugs that help your body secrete more insulin (like Metformin), and even insulin itself (in severe cases).

Type I Diabetes:

This is a more rare diabetes. It’s a problem with making enough insulin.

Cause: The cells that make the insulin (beta cells of islets of langerhans in pancreas) are destroyed — by an autoimmune process.

Treatment: People with type I are dependent on insulin injections.

Type I and type II fall under diabetes Mellitus.  Diabetes insipidus is a deficiency in Antidiuretic hormone and results in excessive dilute urination and has nothing to do with insulin.