There are two major types of diabetes. Type I, or insulin-dependent, diabetes is sometimes referred to as juvenile diabetes because it most often begins in childhood (although it may also occur in adults). Because the body does not manufacture insulin, people with Type I diabetes must take insulin shots to live. Less than 10 percent of people who have diabetes have Type I.
In Type II diabetes, also referred to as adult-onset-diabetes, the body may make insulin, but either it makes too little, or it can't use what it makes--the insulin is there, but it can't escort the glucose through the entrances to the cells. Type II diabetes occurs most commonly in people over age forty
In Type II diabetes, also referred to as adult-onset-diabetes, the body may make insulin, but either it makes too little, or it can't use what it makes--the insulin is there, but it can't escort the glucose through the entrances to the cells. Type II diabetes occurs most commonly in people over age forty
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