Diabetes mellitus is a condition characterized by high blood glucose levels. There are various forms of diabetes relating to the cause of the problem. Two major categories identified are known as type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas have been destroyed or are non-functional. These individuals do not make enough insulin to survive and rely on insulin injections for life.
In type 2 diabetes the body is not responding well to the insulin produced and therefore glucose does not get properly absorbed by the cells in the body. We can use pills and/or insulin to improve blood glucose control for patients with type 2 diabetes..
Type 2 diabetes in its origin relates very much to lifestyle and heredity.
Many factors, including the body's own antibodies may be responsible for beta cell destruction in type 1 diabetes. The role of heredity in the origins of type 1 diabetes is less clear.
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