What Is The Difference Between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2
Diabetes?  Question: What is the difference between type 1
diabetes and type 2 diabetes?  Answer: There are several types
of diabetes; I'm going to discuss the two main types: type 1 and
type 2. Type 1 formerly called juvenile onset diabetes occurs
typically before the age of 20. Individuals with type 1 diabetes
are usually thin, and the cause of type 1 diabetes is that the
pancreas, the organ that secretes insulin, is destroyed by
autoantibodies, that's why people with type 1 diabetes always
need insulin, either injected or through an insulin pump. Type 1
diabetes occurs in about 10-15 percent of all the diabetics in
the country.  Now, the most common type of diabetes is what we
call type 2, formerly called adult onset. Type 2 diabetics are
usually heavy, usually diagnosed after the age of 35. Now, the
cause of type 2 diabetes is quite different from type 1. The
cause of type 2 diabete is primarily a complicated medical
condition called 'insulin resis