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Type of Diabetes :

Type of Diabetes :

There are two main types of diabetes.

Type 1 - This is called insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM). Patients require insulin for survival and this occurs when very little or no insulin is produced. It develops most often in children and youn adults and is also found in adults. The onset is usually sudden and dramatic. This accounts for about 10 per cent of all diabetes in the country.

Type 2 - This is called non-insulin dependent diabetes. Patients do not generally require insulin in administration for survival. This occurs whn the body is unable to produce sufficient insulin to meet its requirements or it cannot utilize the insulin that is produced effectively. Type 2 diabetes can be conreolled through diet, routine exercise and oral medication. This, which is recorded among adults is becoming common in young people, including children and teens. The onset is gradual and therefore hard to detect and accounts for about 90 per cents of the total diabetes population.

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