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  • holycrap@lemm.eetoComedy Heaven@lemmy.worldFucking type 1
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    4 days ago

    If your body is producing “enough” then you don’t have diabetes, type 1 or 2. That’s where you are incorrect.

    I did not imply this. The text you quoted was in response to this:

    no… Type 1 = not producing, Type 2 = resistance/not absorbing

    That is an incorrect statement as this is not what distinguishes the two diagnoses. A type 1 diabetic who is not insulin dependent (yet) will have a very different treatment profile than a type 2 who is producing the same amount of insulin, but obviously both are not producing enough or they would not be diabetic. Hell, if you tell a doctor you’re type 1 they often ask you if you’re insulin dependent.

    However, type 2 is (generally) characterized by insulin resistance as you indicated.

    That seems to be the pattern of your replies here, factual information with a common layman’s misunderstanding peppered on top. I took the bait, so that’s on me.



  • holycrap@lemm.eetoComedy Heaven@lemmy.worldFucking type 1
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    7 days ago

    Type 1 specifically refers to when the body attacks the insulin producing cells. Not necessarily that it’s producing none or not enough, even if that’s the way we’re accustomed to thinking about the distinction.

    The difference between 1 and 2 is the reason your body doesn’t produce enough, not how much it produces.


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    7 days ago

    If it’s diabetes, type 2 is where your body doesn’t produce enough insulin. Usually because it’s not absorbing or diminished production capacity.

    Type 3 is where sugars don’t pass the blood brain barrier thus starving your brain of nutrients. The symptoms look like alzheimer’s, so it’s usually diagnosed post mortem.