Diabetes type 1
The body’s autoimmune reaction to the pancreatic beta cells in the islets of Langerhans and the resulting destruction of these beta cells immediate cause a deficiency of insulin, causing Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a degenerative disease, traditionally treated with insulin injections. These injections replace the missing hormone, but treatment can lead to serious complications. Hyperglycemia may contribute to several complications, such as:
- cardiac and vascular disease
- eye and kidney disease
- inadequate Vascularization
- nerve cell damage (Nuropathy)
- Diabetic feet
- high susceptibility to infections
- erectile dysfunction
Diabetes type 2
Type 2 diabetes used to be known as mature or developing non-insulin dependent diabetes. Although type 2 diabetes affects individuals over age 40, today there is a growing trend of cases in younger people, especially those with a family history of diabetes. Clearly, diabetes mellitus type 2 is undoubtedly the most common form, affecting 85 to 90% of people with diabetes. Experts estimate that almost one third of people with type 2 diabetes do not even know they have it. If the condition is not controlled, the consequences (as with type 1 diabetes) can be life threatening.
Tags: Deficiency of insulin, Definition of Diabetes, Dependent diabetes, Diabetes mellitus type 1, Diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetes treatment, Stem Cell Therapy
