None of your poll options fit. I'm no doctor, but both my mom and cousin have Type 1 and so I can answer with some confidence.
First of all, you aren't necessarily born with Type 1. My mom developed it at 21 and my cousin at 11. Type 1 is when the body does not naturally produce insulin, which regulates the sugars in the blood. They can have both high and low blood sugars. When it's high, they take insulin. When low, they eat something with sugar.
Type 2 has the same effects as Type 1 but is caused by the body producing a lot of insulin over a great deal of time to deal with the sugar intake, which is why it generally is present in overweight people.
What is type one diabetes?
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None of your poll options fit. I'm no doctor, but both my mom and cousin have Type 1 and so I can answer with some confidence.
First of all, you aren't necessarily born with Type 1. My mom developed it at 21 and my cousin at 11. Type 1 is when the body does not naturally produce insulin, which regulates the sugars in the blood. They can have both high and low blood sugars. When it's high, they take insulin. When low, they eat something with sugar.
Type 2 has the same effects as Type 1 but is caused by the body producing a lot of insulin over a great deal of time to deal with the sugar intake, which is why it generally is present in overweight people.