What causes diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease in which the body cannot produce or use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. Diabetes can be caused by genetic factors, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes usually begins in childhood and can be fatal if not treated with insulin injections. Type 2 diabetes usually begins in adulthood and is less severe than type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. This form of diabetes typically starts during childhood but can also start during adulthood as well. In order to treat this form of diabetes, patients must take daily doses of insulin to regulate their blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or when there is not enough insulin being produced by the pancreas to keep up with demand from cells for energy production or storage (i.e., glucose). This form of diabetes typically starts during adulthood but can also start during childhood as well; however, it does not have as many life-threatening consequences as type 1 diabetes does because it is easier to manage through diet and exercise rather than through medication like with type 1 diabetic patients who need daily doses of insulin shots for treatment purposes only because they are unable to produce any on their own due to their immune system attacking their pancreatic cells that produce it instead. .

Who is at risk for developing diabetes?

People who are overweight or obese, people with a family history of diabetes, and people with high blood pressure are at risk for developing diabetes.

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