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TYPES OF DIABETES
TYPE 1 DIABETES affects less than one in five diabetics. With Type 1 Diabetes, the body does not produce any insulin because the beta cells in the pancreas have been destroyed.
TYPE 2 DIABETES affects between 90 and 95 percent of diabetics over age 20. It occurs when the body is resistant to the effects of insulin, or the pancreas produces some, but not enough, insulin required to maintain a normal glucose level.
GESTATIONAL DIABETES is a temporary form of diabetes, affecting some women when the hormonal changes of pregnancy lead to insulin resistance.
MATURITY ONSET DIABETES OF THE YOUNG (MODY) is a rare type if diabetes that develops in people with specific genes that cause a defect in the way insulin-producing cells in the pancreas work, leading to overproduction of insulin.
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