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According to World Health Organization (or WHO), 6% of the world’s total adult population are suffering from diabetes. Resistance to insulin and obesity are the two main causes for it. And, in every minute there are at least 6 people who die from diabetes, one out of 20 dead persons in different parts of the world.

Diabetes mellitus or simply diabetes is considered one of the silent killers in the world. It is often characterized by presence of too much glucose in the urine and blood, which then leads to intense feeling of thirst and weight loss to name a few symptoms.

There are many types of diabetes but the most common types are categorized into three that are known as gestational diabetes, type 1, and type 2. Among the three, type 1 and type 2 are the only ones to be distinguished from each other in this article.

Type 1 diabetes is the insulin-dependent type of diabetes. It is the condition wherein insulin inside the body is inadequate. The beta cells that is responsible for the production and secretion of insulin is killed by the body’s immune system thus creating further bodily damages in the long run. It is considered a high-risk type of diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes, in comparison, is the non-insulin-dependent type of diabetes. It is considered a mild health condition since it can be treated by proper exercise and diet. Type 1 diabetes can appear at an early age hence its other name as “juvenile diabetes” whereas type 2 mostly affects adults that are in the age of 45 above and are most likely to be obese. In contrast, type 1 diabetes can actually appear among people who have normal or slim body structure.

The attack of type 1 diabetes among individuals is described to be abrupt and unexpected while type 2 is said to be gradual. Type 1 can occur to any person even without family history of diabetes or any related diseases. Type 2 however is believed to be genetically transferrable, may it be on the basis of one’s ethnic group or family line.

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