What is the difference between Type 1, 2 & Gestational Diabetes?
Types
Age at Onset of Diabetes
Cause
Treatment
Type 1
- Children
- Young adults
Insulin is not produced by the body
- Meal planning
- Exercise
- Insulin injections
Type 2
Occurs at all ages
- Decreased insulin production
- Decreased insulin sensitivity
- Drugs that decrease glucose absorption
- Drugs that increase insulin production
- Drugs that increase insulin sensitivity
Gestational Diabetes
Occurs in some pregnant women
Unknown cause thought to be decreased insulin sensitivity
- Insulin
