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  • holycrap@lemm.eetoComedy Heaven@lemmy.worldFucking type 1
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    1 day ago

    Type 1 specifically refers to when the body attacks the insulin producing cells. Not necessarily that it’s producing none or not enough, even if that’s the way we’re accustomed to thinking about the distinction.

    The difference between 1 and 2 is the reason your body doesn’t produce enough, not how much it produces.


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    If it’s diabetes, type 2 is where your body doesn’t produce enough insulin. Usually because it’s not absorbing or diminished production capacity.

    Type 3 is where sugars don’t pass the blood brain barrier thus starving your brain of nutrients. The symptoms look like alzheimer’s, so it’s usually diagnosed post mortem.