What are the different Diabetes types?

There is a common notion among people that there is only one type of diabetes. But, the fact is that there are different diabetes types. The different diabetes type is treated differently. So, to know them better is very important. The main types are  

·         Type 1 diabetes – It is also called IDDM (insulin dependent diabetes). Juvenile onset diabetes is it’s another name.

·         Type 2 diabetes – it is also called NIDDM (non insulin dependent diabetes). Adult onset diabetes is it’s another name.

Symptoms of diabetes types
When your body gets weak and is unable to moderate the sugar level in your blood stream, the condition is called diabetes. The sugar level can either become high or it can become low. When it becomes high, it can even cause the loss of eyesight or the limbs. If it again goes high, it can result fatal. Similarly, low blood sugar can also cause serious health hazards like the person collapsing down or falling into a coma stage. Insulin hormone is the one that regulates the sugar level in your blood stream. Insulin is produced by the pancreas. When a person becomes a diabetic patient, his whole functioning of the pancreas and the production of insulin is affected.

The different diabetes types
Type 1 diabetes - This disease occurs when a condition arises where no insulin is produced by the pancreas. So, the management of the sugar level in the blood stream is disrupted. The main cause of this disease happens in the patient at a very young age. That is why the name juvenile onset diabetes. When this type 1 diabetes reaches an advanced stage, the patient will be recommended for insulin injections which he will have to continue the rest of his life. Hence the name, insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM).

·         Type 2 diabetes - The onset of this disease happens when the patient becomes an adult. Hence, this diabetes type is called adult onset diabetes. Here, the pancreas does not stop producing insulin. A small production of insulin happens which is not sufficient enough to regulate the blood stream sugar level. Mostly, patients are not recommended for insulin injections at a regular basis. So, it is also called non insulin dependent diabetes. The patient will be asked to follow strict diet conditions and have a change in their lifestyle. Also, regular medication will be recommended for him.

Treatment of Diabetes types
In diabetes, the main consequence is the improper level of the blood stream sugar. This should be made proper. So, a diabetes treatment requires regulating the sugar level in the blood stream of the patient. The treatment has to make sure that the sugar level remains in a safe zone. At first, it is very difficult to maintain this level. So, the patient has to undergo certain trial and error methods of diet intake and medications as each patient’s body reacts differently to the same method of treatment. The doctor will watch the initial results and decide a regular pattern of treatment. Insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM) has got different kinds of insulin which are used for its treatment. For this disease, the insulin should be a fast acting one and short too. But, with the non insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM), at first the patient will be asked for a diet control and then, they will be checked for a suitable medication that will work for their body to treat this diabetes type.