There are two main forms of diabetes mellitus:
- comparatively rare type 1 diabetes and
- much more common type 2 diabetes ( 95% of diabetes cases)
- In addition, there are some rarer types of diabetes and so-called gestational diabetes
There are two main forms of diabetes mellitus:
Similar to kidney disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus is often completely free of complaints at the beginning. The disease is therefore often only detected by chance during routine examinations. Many type 2 diabetics have such low symptoms that they see no reason to visit a doctor for a long time. Therefore, type 2 diabetes is often detected lately. Sometimes only when the disease has already caused consequential damage.
There is certainly also a genetic susceptibility to metabolic syndrome. However, most sufferers are overweight, eat too much and move too little. Because insulin no longer works optimally in this situation, the pancreas increases hormone production to repair the damage. In the long run, the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas begin to deplete, the glandular tissue inflames, and in the end the cells die. Unlike type 1 diabetes, in which insulin-producing cells die rapidly due to an autoimmune reaction, this process can be slowed down at any time in type 2 diabetes. Early diagnosis and preventive measures are required here.
Symptoms
Complications and subsequent diseases:
Urine diagnostics
Therapy
Did you know?
Smoking increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes by about 50 percent