Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is caused by abnormalities in the immune system, where the antibodies become indiscriminate and start to attack the beta cells of the pancreas, which produce insulin, causing the pancreas to be unable to secrete or to secrete only a small amount of insulin.
The onset of type 1 diabetes is usually under 30 years of age and may be the result of a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The number of patients is relatively small (less than 5% of the total patient population). Patients have obvious symptoms such as weight loss, weight loss, polyuria, and frequent thirst, and require long-term insulin control.
Type 2 diabetes
More than 90% of diabetic patients have type 2 diabetes. Patients often have no symptoms in the early stages of the disease, and usually become aware of diabetes only when they have been suffering from the disease for a long time, causing changes in their bodies or developing complications.
This type of diabetes is hereditary, and patients are usually older than 40 years old and often have the external characteristics of obesity.
Patients with type 2 diabetes often suffer from poor lifestyle habits (such as alcoholism, smoking, physical inactivity, heavy diet, etc.), which cause the body to produce resistance to insulin or a decrease in insulin secretion. In order to control the disease, in addition to administering insulin or taking medication, it is also necessary to change lifestyle habits.
Gestational diabetes
About 5% of women experience temporary symptoms of diabetes during pregnancy due to hormonal changes in the body that make the cells resistant to insulin, but the disease usually disappears after delivery.
It is important to note that if gestational diabetes is not properly treated during pregnancy, it can indirectly cause the fetus to become hyperglycemic, increasing the chance of congenital malformations, stillbirths, and megaloblastic fetuses.
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes stems from an abnormality in the body’s immune system, in which the antibodies become indiscriminate and begin to attack the beta cells of the pancreas, which produce insulin, causing the pancreas to be unable to secrete, or to secrete, only a small amount of insulin.
The onset of type 1 diabetes is usually under 30 years of age and may be the result of a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The number of patients is relatively small (less than 5% of the total patient population). Patients have obvious symptoms such as weight loss, weight loss, polyuria, and frequent thirst, and require long-term insulin control.
