Types of Diabetes

Types of diabetes

Type 1 diabetes

    A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.

Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5 to 10 out of 100 people who have diabetes. In type 1 diabetes,

the body's immune system destroys the cells that release insulin, eventually

eliminating insulin production from the body.Without insulin, cells cannot absorb sugar,

which they need to produce energy.

Type 2 diabetes

  A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose).

Type 2 diabetes can develop at any age. It most commonly becomes apparent during adulthood.

But type 2 diabetes in children is rising. Type 2 diabetes accounts for the vast majority 

of people who have diabetes-90 to 95 out of 100 people. In type 2 diabetes, the body isn't 

able to use insulin the right way. This is called insulin resistance. 

As type 2 diabetes gets worse, the pancreas may make less and less insulin. 

This is called insulin deficiency.

Prediabetes

   A condition in which blood sugar is high, but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes.

Gestational diabetes

 A form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women