Although anyone can get the type 2 Diabetes disease, it is said to be most common in African Americas, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Latinos, as well as elderly people.  Type 2 Diabetes is quite a bit different than type 1 diabetes in the simple fact that there are some things that you can do in your life to deter getting the Diabetes disease.  Type 1 diabetes has yet to be determined as to what causes the disease but in type 2 Diabetes, you can eat healthy, maintain a healthy weight, and exercise regularly and your chances of getting type 2 Diabetes reduces a great amount.

What happens in type 2 Diabetes is that the body does one of two things.  It either does not produce enough insulin, or the cells that are within the body simply ignore the insulin that the body does produce.  The body needs this insulin in order to use the glucose for energy needed.  There are many people that have to take insulin shots daily.  If this is what it takes to live then most people won’t argue the fact.  Point being, it is still possible to live a great life with the disease, you should just have the adequate knowledge when doing so.

Type 1 diabetes is when a person’s immune system destroys cells that are within the pancreas.  The cells that it destroys are called beta cells.  These beta cells generally produce insulin that glucose needs for energy.  Insulin is a hormone within the body that takes glucose from foods and moves them into blood cells, which gives the body energy.  When the body quits making insulin, or the body is destroying the cells, you are left with no energy.  Now, when someone has this type of Diabetes, they must take insulin in order to survive.  They usually have scheduled times throughout each day to take the physician recommended amount.  It is also generally injected yourself, in order to keep from visiting a doctor’s office daily.

People with type 1 diabetes can still do most of the things that anyone else can do, though they are generally monitored a little closer.  Depending on how bad of a case that someone has, they may have a monitor hooked up to them at all times.  They will generally keep their medicines with them at all times also.  These people can still enjoy life.  Take precautions, monitor regularly, and follow physicians advice and you will be just fine.