Diabetes - Type 1 Vs Type 2 - What Is The Difference?
There is a big difference between Type I and Type II diabetes, even though the symptoms and treatment may be similar.
Type I diabetes is known as "juvenile onset diabetes," which is when a child is diagnosed with diabetes, generally in their early years, anytime from a baby to a teenager.
What you may not know is Type I diabetes is an "auto- immune" problem.
It is not simply "diet" related.
This is the main difference between Type I and Type II Diabetes.
Here are a few points on each type, and the differences between them.
Type I- Juvenile Diabetes - is childhood onset, and usually occurs after an illness, like a flu.
- is an autoimmune response, where the immune system turns on itself and destroys the "beta cells" of the pancreas.
(the beta cells help to produce insulin).
- the medical community teaches this dis- ease cannot be treated by diet alone, and is therefore called "insulin dependent", and that means they require "injected needle insulin", not the pill form.
- natural therapies such as a strict raw diet followed by Gabrielle Cousens has shown to reverse even Type I diabetes, but this is very recent, and only with a few cases.
- In Type I diabetes, all of the beta cells become destroyed.
Type II -Adult Diabetes (and children now too).
- usually adult onset, although many children are becoming Type II diabetes.
- can be controlled by diet and is essentially diet related.
- the pancreas still produces insulin.
-the medical community suggests medication can be taken orally, with pills, depending on the severity, or with injections.
- natural remedies are available to manage Type II, including a low glycemic diet.
My son is a Type I diabetic, and has been for about 7 years, he is now 14 years old.
Managing blood sugar levels is vitally important, and there are foods and supplements available that will help to balance the blood sugar's, and reduce mood swings, and other long term risks that are associated with unbalanced blood sugar's.
Suffering from the effects of high or low blood sugar, can be minimized with proper education and awareness of your body's needs and how it functions.
Artificial sweetener's are not the best answer.
Our body is not artificial, and it performs at a higher level of health when given whole natural foods.
Remember, if you see an insulin dependent child with Type I Diabetes, it is not because she/he ate too much sweets, or carbohydrates.
It is an autoimmune dis- ease, and yet, diet has been proven to improve both Type I and Type II diabetes symptoms.
Type I diabetes is known as "juvenile onset diabetes," which is when a child is diagnosed with diabetes, generally in their early years, anytime from a baby to a teenager.
What you may not know is Type I diabetes is an "auto- immune" problem.
It is not simply "diet" related.
This is the main difference between Type I and Type II Diabetes.
Here are a few points on each type, and the differences between them.
Type I- Juvenile Diabetes - is childhood onset, and usually occurs after an illness, like a flu.
- is an autoimmune response, where the immune system turns on itself and destroys the "beta cells" of the pancreas.
(the beta cells help to produce insulin).
- the medical community teaches this dis- ease cannot be treated by diet alone, and is therefore called "insulin dependent", and that means they require "injected needle insulin", not the pill form.
- natural therapies such as a strict raw diet followed by Gabrielle Cousens has shown to reverse even Type I diabetes, but this is very recent, and only with a few cases.
- In Type I diabetes, all of the beta cells become destroyed.
Type II -Adult Diabetes (and children now too).
- usually adult onset, although many children are becoming Type II diabetes.
- can be controlled by diet and is essentially diet related.
- the pancreas still produces insulin.
-the medical community suggests medication can be taken orally, with pills, depending on the severity, or with injections.
- natural remedies are available to manage Type II, including a low glycemic diet.
My son is a Type I diabetic, and has been for about 7 years, he is now 14 years old.
Managing blood sugar levels is vitally important, and there are foods and supplements available that will help to balance the blood sugar's, and reduce mood swings, and other long term risks that are associated with unbalanced blood sugar's.
Suffering from the effects of high or low blood sugar, can be minimized with proper education and awareness of your body's needs and how it functions.
Artificial sweetener's are not the best answer.
Our body is not artificial, and it performs at a higher level of health when given whole natural foods.
Remember, if you see an insulin dependent child with Type I Diabetes, it is not because she/he ate too much sweets, or carbohydrates.
It is an autoimmune dis- ease, and yet, diet has been proven to improve both Type I and Type II diabetes symptoms.
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