Question about diabetes...?

Question

I know a lot of people get type 2 later on in life...But what about type 1? If your not born with type 1 is it possible to get it later on and have to take insulin injections?

Answer 1

It used to be pretty simple, Type 1 was diagnosed in children and type 2 in adults. Type 1 was dubbed Juvenile diabetes for that reason. Adult onset is associated with the less frequent diagnosis of type 1 in an adult.

Type 2 was unheard of in kids. But now that we live in a world of fast food, video games and remote control, kids get less exercise and eat more junk. Type 2 rears its ugly head more and more among kids. Type 2 is hereditary, though a person predisposed to type 2 can prevent or postpone onset by staying active, mowing their own lawn, eating right, taking the stairs vs. elevator... you get the idea.

Type 2 is when the body fails to make enough insulin, or makes it but uses it incorrectly or ineffectively. Type 1 is the body's inability to make insulin at all, and is often diagnosed in teenage or pre-teen years, although, again, there are no absolutes and it can present at any age. It can be hereditary; or in some cases, the body turns against itself (more specifically, against the cells that make insulin). In this situation, it's often but not always preceded by a tough virus.  Type 1 cannot be prevented by eating right or exercising, although eating right and exercising, along with good monitoring and management of the disease, is extremely important post diagnosis to maintain good health.

Answer 2

i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when i was 24, and my dad was  35 when he was diagnosed with type 1, type 1 does come from your genes so most likely you are born with a predisposition to getting the disease and they really havent figured out why its trigered when it is but you can develop type 1 at ne age

Answer 3

It is incredibly rare to be born with diabetes.  You are born with the predisposition for diabetes, but rarely the disease itself.  Type I is diagnosed throughout childhood, and sometimes, but rarely, in adulthood.  I was diagnosed at age 2, but my cousin was not diagnosed with Type I until he was 22.

    And Type I is always an autoimmune disease, regardless of when it is diagnosed.

Answer 4

Yes, you can get type 1 at any age, and children can get type 2, so the terms juvenile and adult diabetes are not acurate descriptions anymore (if ever).

Answer 5

Yes it is possible to develop type 1, but it is normally during childhood or teens. Rarely, a autoimmune problem can cause development of type 1 later in life.

Answer 6

well, of course, but there is a way to prevent diabetes through vitamin and mineral supplements called Genesis and ultra Vitality