I am tired of people thinking that JD is caused by a person eating too much sugar. NO, -WRONG. Like I said in a previous post, JD begins in childhood and there is nothing to do to prevent it. In this blog post, I will explain the DIFFERENCES between JD type 1 and type 2.
Symptoms for JD type 1 are excessive thirst, frequent urination, irritability, nausea and vomiting, hunger, weight loss, weakness and fatigue, and blurred vision, whereas type 2 symptoms include itchiness, tingling or numbness in the hands or feet, sores that heal slowly, recurring bladder infections, fatigue, and blurred vision.
When having JD, there is no insulin reproduction from the pancreas whatsoever, while when a person has type 2, the pancreas still manufactures insulin, but the body cannot metabolize glucose from the food eaten and turn it into energy. Insulin must be taken when having JD (insulin does NOT CURE diabetes), but pills must be taken when having type 2.
While JD typically occurs in children, type 2 typically occurs in adults. JD is the inability to produce insulin, whereas type 2 occurs in people who are over the age of forty, are obese/overweight, and have a family history of genetics that consist of diabetes.
Not many differences, but type 1 and type 2 are EXTREMELY different in reality.
If anyone has any questions I can answer, please comment back and I will discuss the answers too the questions!!
It seems that many people hear something or read about it on the web and proceed to repeat it themselves without checking the facts. It is great that you have cleared up a lot of misconceptions about juvenile diabetes.
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