Question 1

what is type i diabetes?

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No Insulin: Type ! diabetes occurs when the pancreas cannot make insulin. It is an auto-immune disease.

Question 2

who gets type i diabetes?

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Risk factors: The biggest risk factor seems to be positive family history of type one, especially if on the fathers side but for the majority of type i diabetics, no risk factor can be identified. There might be an environmental element.

Question 3

can type i diabetes be cured?

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No: Only treated for the present time. Active research is undergoing though to find a cure. Please check with your local diabetes chapter if your interested in participating in the cause to find a cure.

Question 4

can you catch type i diabetes?

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No: Diabetes is inherited but not contagious.

Question 5

how common is type i diabetes?

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Not common: It's incidence varies widely, with the highest being in Finland and other Scandanavian countries. In the US, it's believed to be around 40 per 100, 000. It's increasing by 4% per year unfortunately according to a European study.

Question 6

how is type i diabetes treated?

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Insulin: Insulin is the primary treatment for type 1 diabetes but diet must be manages as well. Avoiding sugar and other refined carbohydrates make it easier to keep the blood sugar stable.

Question 7

how to control type ii diabetes?

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Lifestyle and Meds: Diet-the mediterranean diet has been shown to be effective, exercise -150 minutes a week of aerobic activity, stretching, & 2 days a week of resistance training, weight loss of 7-10% weight loss if needed. There are multiple medication on the market to treat type 2 diabetes but we typically start with metformin as the mainstay of therapy and add other medications as needed based on the individual.

Question 8

is any type of diabetes hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Yes type 2 diabetes: If one identical twin has type 2 diabetes, it is 95 percent likely that the other twin will  also develop type 2 diabetes.

Question 9

is there such a thing as type 3 diabetes?

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Type 3 diabetes: Not to my knowledge.
If you have diabetes at your age it is likely type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes can be overcome as you carefully meet with nurses who will help you.

Question 10

how to tell if you have type ii diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Yes, : If fasting for >8 hours
 fasting sugar 100-125 is pre-diabetes and 2-hrs after eating 140-199 is
prediabetes.

Fasting -126 and higher
 and 2 hours after eating- 200 and greater is diabetes
can get home blood glucose testing  equipment over the counter in pharmacies.

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