Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and can be classified as type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and specific types of diabetes. Of these, type 1 and type 2 are often mentioned, so what is the difference between them?
Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which islet cells are damaged and the body is unable to produce insulin to use glucose, which ultimately leads to elevated blood glucose levels. type 2 diabetes is caused by problems with insulin production and function, namely insulin deficiency and insulin resistance.
The most fundamental difference between the two is whether the patient’s islet cells are damaged. In addition, in terms of etiology, symptoms, and treatment, there are the following differences:
