What are the similarities between gestational, type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
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I don't know about gestational, but Type 1 is basically the condition where the body doesn't produce the insulin necessary to process sugar.  It usually occurs early in life, even childhood.  Insulin is usually required to treat it.\n\nType 2 is also called "adult onset" diabetes.  The body produces insulin, but excess sugar is carried around uselessly in the bloodstream.  It is treatable without insulin shots, and can be very well controlled with medication, diet and exersize.
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Diabetics has type I(A) and Type II (B). Mostly type II are related to environment. The S/S like thirsty, fading,tired, sleepy all the day, someone told you that your oral odour smell like sugar... \n\nWhen more severe, skin itchy, eye problem may happen.\n\nyou can consult with your physician or perform some blood glucose examination to see whether your blood glucose level is high or low
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Pregnancy Diabetes, medically known as "Gestational Diabetes", is a form of diabetes that some women get when they are pregnant. It doesn't mean you will "always" have diabetes the rest of your life, but some case studies have been done stating that if you are prone to Gestational Diabetes, you may develop Type II diabetes later in your life. Just take care of yourself, watch your diet, and exercise-you should do just fine! Also, listen to your OB Dr., do everything they instruct you to do-and you and your baby will be OK!
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there are two types, type 1 and type 2. type one is a defect with your pancreas, which is usually diganosed before puberty.  there is no way to prevent type 1.  type 2 is completely preventable.  type 2 is the most common, something like 98% of the cases, and this is caused by being overweight.  there has been a strong link, where if it runs in your family, you are more suseptible to it.  the best way to prevent this is to stay close to your ideal body weight.  this can be calculated by the equation:\nFor males:\nIdeal body weight= 50 + (2.3 x Height in inches over 5ft)\nfor females:\nIBW= 45.5 + (2.3 x Height in inches over 5ft)\n\nThese give your weight in kilograms, to convert to pounds, multiply by 2.2\n\nfor example if your a woman 5'5'' the equation would be:\nIBW= 45.5 + (2.3 x 5) = 57 kg x 2.2 = 125.4 lbs.\n\nIf you stay close to your ideal body weight, you have almost no chance of developing type 2 diabetes.  For type 2 diabetes, it all has to do with your weight, not what you eat.\n\nThe reason why you don't want type 2 diabetes if because there are MANY complications associated with it, including cataracts, blindness, heart disease and amputations, just to name a small few.\n\nIf you are overweight, find a great support group and lose weight the old-fashioned way, diet and exercise.  Diets don't work, changing your lifestyle works.  There is always hope for losing weight, the Dr. Phil weightloss book is really good.
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Like all things in medicine it is usually clear cut - if you're sugar is sky high and you are acutely ill, and you fit the profile, you are almost certainly type 1. If your sugars creep up over years, and you feel fine, and you fit the profile, you're almost certainly type 2. Then there's the in betweeners. Blood tests can determine how much insulin the body still produces. (Early in type 1, the body may still produce insulin. This is the "honeymoon period.") Usually, though, it's pretty clear
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In order to understand the answer to this better, you have to realize there are two types of diabetes.  \n\nType 1 diabetes is where the body creates no insulin.  Insulin must be taken through injections.  Type 1 is usually, but not always, caused by the body's immune system attacking the Islets of Langerhans, where insulin is made.  This is called an autoimmune disease.\n\nType 2 diabetes is being found to have a strong genetic link, but risk factors for it include being overweight and sedentary.  It occurs when the body becomes resistant to the insulin it makes, causing it to not lower the blood sugar as much as it should.
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diabetes comes to mind
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Type 1 diabetes is genetic and you take insulin until you die. Nothing really helps it. Type 2 is very different and almost always caused by people getting fat and having not enough muscle. If that is what you have, then on below site the last paragraph under "exercise" explains the benefit of you having it.\n\nThe rest of the site covers many foods that are good for it and why and includes a quote from American Diabetes Assoc. Note-- if you have type 2 diabetes and are slim and fit then completely ignore this advice and site. If you become slim and fit the need for it will be gone and it will disappear.
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*Pondering* Now mind you, it would be better to ask your physician or a dietician, but...\n\nDiabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in which blood glucose (sugar) levels are too high. Cells in the body break down glucose in order to provide energy for movement, growth, and repair. The hormone insulin is responsible for regulating glucose levels in the blood. Abnormally high levels of glucose can damage the small and large blood vessels, leading to diabetic blindness, kidney disease, amputations of limbs, stroke, and heart disease.\n\nThere are three common types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually (but not always) diagnosed in children and young adults. Persons with type 1 diabetes make no insulin and must take insulin every day. Type 2 diabetes is usually (but not always) diagnosed in adults over the age of 45. In type 2 diabetes, either the person is not making enough insulin, or the body is resistant to insulin and cannot use it properly. Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy: 2-4 percent of all pregnant women have gestational diabetes. If a woman has gestational diabetes, she has about a 40 percent chance of having type 2 diabetes later in her life.\n\nAbout 17 million persons in America have Diabetes mellitus, but five million of them don't even know it. Nearly 1 million new cases are diagnosed each year. The disease affects men and women of all ages and ethnic groups. African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders are more greatly affected than other groups.\n\nUnless you must take regular insulin shots, you can control some diabetes with a proper diet. Below I've added a few links on the subject.
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Type 1 Diabetes: Also called juvenile diabetes or early-onset diabetes. Seen in young adults. Thought to be due to destruction of beta-islet cells of pancreas(that secrete insulin) by an immune mediated process. Only treatment is life-long insulin supplementation.\n\nType 2 Diabetes: Usually seen in middle-aged obese people. It is thought to occur due to resistance of body cells to the action of insulin. It is treated by drugs that increase the senstiveness of body cells to action of insulin or increase the release of insulin from pancreas. May need insulin supplementation as disease progresses/worsens. It can be prevented by maintaing proper body weight; taking less of high-calorie food-stuffs; exercising regularly.
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Diabetes is a group of diseases, each with different influence of genetic factors on disease risk and severity.  With the two most frequent forms, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, disease risk is inherited as a multifactorial trait.
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No, my friend has type 2, and he is fine after a couple. Dont indulge, but ask your doctor how much you can safely have. Also, have your insulin close by incase you drink too much.
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Diabetes is the inability of a body to either produced insulin, produce enough insulin, or to use the insulin it does produce efficiently.  It cause glucose (blood sugar) to rise to dangerous levels in the blood stream.\n\nThere are different types of the disease with different causes.\n\nType 1 is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.  It most often occurs in children and young adults, but can occur at any age.  The only treatment is for the patient to take insulin, either with daily injections or the use of a pump worn that supplies insulin.  There is no cure.  Without insulin therapy, a Type 1 diabetic will die.\n\nType 2 is genetically linked (if one parent has it, you have a 50-50 chance of getting it; if both do, you are probably going to develop it as well).  It often occurs in middle to old age, but can occur in younger people, especially if they are overweight.  In some people, losing weight can make the symptoms go away with no further treatment.  Others control it with diet.  Still others take oral medications that cause the body to be more sensitive to the insulin that they produce.  Some Type 2 diabetics will need to take insulin and their disease will be treated in much the way that Type 1 diabetes is treated.  Treatment varies from patient to patient, depending on how severe the symptoms are.\n\nGestational diabetes is Type 2 diabetes that occurs while a woman is pregnant, and usually subsides once she has delivered.  A woman who develops Gestational diabetes is likely to develop Type 2 diabetes when she is older.
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Type I diabetes tends to shorten life span alot worse than Type II diabetes.  A whole lot depends on the willingness of the patient, and his/her skill in closely controlling the blood sugar.  Character plays an important part, as someone who is lazy or likes to drink too much isn't going to do a very good job controlling their blood sugar.  Also, depends on other health factors.  If you got bad genes for arteriosclerosis apart from the diabetic factor, then you got more problem.  Also, the newer insulins and self check glucometers really help the determined to control their sugars.  You know a person is not managing to control it well, and can predict an early demise, if they start to develop neuropathy (such as numbness on bottom of feet), retinal problems, and decreased kidney function.  But if they've had it a number of years, and are not developing any of these problems, then they may live a fairly normal lifespan.
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Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. \n\nUsually occurs gradually. Most people with type 2 diabetes are overweight at the time of diagnosis. However, the disease can also develop in lean people, especially the elderly.\n\nGenetics play a large role in type 2 diabetes and family history is a risk factor. However, low activity level, poor diet, and excess body weight (especially around the waist) significantly increase your risk for type 2 diabetes.\n\nOther risk factors include:\n\n- Race/ethnicity (African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Native Americans all have high rates of diabetes) \n- Age greater than 45 years \n- Previously identified impaired glucose tolerance by your doctor \n- High blood pressure \n- HDL cholesterol of less than 35 or triglyceride level of greater than 250 \n- History of gestational diabetes
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Both are diagnosed based on high blood sugar readings and have the same symptoms- including thirst, hunger, weight lose, unusually high amount of urinating, and fatigue.  Both require careful blood glucose monitoring, and both have the same complications- neuropathy, retinopathy, kidney failure, heart disease- if not controlled.
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Please do not take this response as the 'right' response. I am going to assume you are talking type 2. My 2 year old is a type 1 so things are a little different but when it comes to BG we all want the same target #'s: 80-120 is perfect. My son uses Humalog insulin which is fast acting but takes three hours to have its full affect. I am not sure what meds/insulin you are using but I am assuming that the reaction time is going to make a huge difference. \n\nThis website (the ADA) has been a godsend for us: http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp\nthis link will take you right to the begining and will explain a lot. There are also message boards for every type of diabetic and they are great support systems. It is nice to talk w/ someone who knows just what you are going through.