The key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes can have very serious health consequences such as kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, leg and foot amputation, and partial paralysis. Though this list of potential problems looks extremely scary, there are many things you can do to keep diabetes under control and prevent worsening health.
Type 1 diabetes is easy to spot as it will be extremely obvious that something is wrong, the person (usually young) will suddenly become extremely sick and weak, experience increased thirst, increased urination, weight loss and decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach and abdominal pain, and excessive fatigue. Such symptoms require immediate medical attention, usually hospitalization.
As a diabetic, especially if you have Type 1, it is important to have frequent contact with specialist medical practitioners. Have a podiatrist make sure you are taking proper care of your feet, visit a specialist dietician at least once a year to manage your diet, and have frequent vision tests.
Warning signs for both types are also different, because Type 2 is slow onset, people may live with the early symptoms such as blurry vision, frequent urination and tingly feet for years without a diagnosis. Type 1 comes on much more suddenly, because there is a total lack of Insulin symptoms tend to be extreme such as vomiting, abdominal pain and weight loss, and can even require hospitalisation.
Even if any of these Type 2 symptoms seem mild, and are present alone without any others, it is still worth getting checked out, as a simple blood test can set your mind at rest, or alert you to the onset of diabetes quickly enough that you can act to prevent it. Type 2 symptoms can often be avoided entirely by simple lifestyle changes such as eating more healthily, having a healthy body weight and doing more exercise.
Type 1 diabetes is easy to spot as it will be extremely obvious that something is wrong, the person (usually young) will suddenly become extremely sick and weak, experience increased thirst, increased urination, weight loss and decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach and abdominal pain, and excessive fatigue. Such symptoms require immediate medical attention, usually hospitalization.
As a diabetic, especially if you have Type 1, it is important to have frequent contact with specialist medical practitioners. Have a podiatrist make sure you are taking proper care of your feet, visit a specialist dietician at least once a year to manage your diet, and have frequent vision tests.
Warning signs for both types are also different, because Type 2 is slow onset, people may live with the early symptoms such as blurry vision, frequent urination and tingly feet for years without a diagnosis. Type 1 comes on much more suddenly, because there is a total lack of Insulin symptoms tend to be extreme such as vomiting, abdominal pain and weight loss, and can even require hospitalisation.
Even if any of these Type 2 symptoms seem mild, and are present alone without any others, it is still worth getting checked out, as a simple blood test can set your mind at rest, or alert you to the onset of diabetes quickly enough that you can act to prevent it. Type 2 symptoms can often be avoided entirely by simple lifestyle changes such as eating more healthily, having a healthy body weight and doing more exercise.
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